The Final Homecoming

Here's the final art cover for the next release by
Audionics/ Fort Baxter.

By popular demand! For those who missed Fort Baxter's 1997 "GOODBYE MEMPHIS"
2?D, Audionics / Fort Baxter will release in a limited edition the 2CD-set
titled "THE FINAL HOMECOMING" (AUDIONICS 2009-05-2 / FORT BAXTER CS-1005). This release will contain
the famous July 5th, 1976
Tour finale as recorded live from the mixing desk in Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee.

To achieve the best
possible sound quality, Audionics /
FortBaxter worked with 1st generation DAT
copies of the original soundboard tapes, as originally used for the 1997
release. The sound was restored in a renowned studio and is a significant
improvement over the original release.

As usual, this new
release will come in a beautifully designed packaging with a 16-page booklet,
containing a selection of live photographs from the July 5th, 1976
Memphis
concert as well as informative liner notes. This 2CD is set for release in
September. Don't miss your opportunity to get the ultimate release of that
legendary final
Memphis show!
One of the
show highlights is a sensational version of ''That's All Right, Mama''. He sings
it with gusto, saying: "they said he can't do that stuff anymore, by God just
watch me!". He also sings a few lines of ''Jambalaya'' as well as a
rare-for-the-period '' One Night
'' .

The next Audionics
release will contain an unreleased soundboard recording. More details soon.

Approx. running time:
90:32

source: e-mail - September 17, 2009

The Return Of A Prodigy Out soon

Finally out end this week !!

The new album of Gravel road music

THE RETURN OF A PRODIGY
: An ELVIS LIVE IN VEGAS 69 album

Elvis: I’d
like to welcome you to the big freaky International Hotel ( quote: August 3rd,
1969 during dinner show.)

Excerpt from the liner notes:

This history of the recording;

During the mid-eighties, RCA Europe had problems getting requested Presley
master recordings from the New York archives. Often the answer given was "we
can’t find it." Producers Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon were ultimately
forced to go personally to New York and organize the Elvis tape library.
They hoped to find all missing reels related to Presley. In their quest,
they came across ampex boxes which were marked “Opening Show.” ….

Everything has been done to make the best possible release possible.
NEW 24Bit transfer and signal correction. Complete editing, sound restore.
Finally you hear details. Of course the tape has limitations.

Research for the correct photo’s of the show.
We did, 70 plus photos found and more than 60 used!!!

Liner notes with real facts and an honest review of an eye witness.

Interviews with guests at the opening night (placed in correct context with
background information.)

This all packed in a 32 page full color booklet.

Excellent samples of very rare Las Vegas radio spots from 1969

Tracklist:

Recorded At The International Hotel Las Vegas, August 3, 1969 (Dinner Show)

This is nothing less than a historical release which belongs in every serious
Elvis collection.

This is to-date the earliest Soundboard recording released.
Although claimed, no earlier recording of Las Vegas in 1969 exists. If you want
to know why, read the extensive 32 page booklet with over 60 photo’s in color,
new facts & a very lively review of a eye witness and super fan in detail. Every
song is covered. Where the review stops the photos tell.

Because of this very special release we will carry the tradition of RCA Victor &
Boxcar. And include with every Digipack cd set and 32 page booklet and 1 photo
card promo set. There will be 2 different sets available using 4 different
photos and orginal 1969 artwork. The sets are limited to 500 each.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A 1969 PERFORMANCE OF ELVIS BEING PRESENTED LIKE IT
SHOULD !

source: e-mail - September 1, 2009

The Final Homecoming

By popular demand! For those who missed Fort Baxter's 1997 "GOODBYE MEMPHIS"
2?D, Audionics / Fort Baxter will release in a limited edition the 2CD-set
titled "THE FINAL HOMECOMING" (AUDIONICS 2009-05-2 / FORT BAXTER CS-1005). This release will contain
the famous July 5th, 1976
Tour finale as recorded live from the mixing desk in Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee.

To achieve the best
possible sound quality, Audionics /
FortBaxter worked with 1st generation DAT
copies of the original soundboard tapes, as originally used for the 1997
release. The sound was restored in a renowned studio and is a significant
improvement over the original release.

As usual, this new
release will come in a beautifully designed packaging with a 16-page booklet,
containing a selection of live photographs from the July 5th, 1976
Memphis
concert as well as informative liner notes. This 2CD is set for release in
September. Don't miss your opportunity to get the ultimate release of that
legendary final
Memphis show!
One of the
show highlights is a sensational version of ''That's All Right, Mama''. He sings
it with gusto, saying: "they said he can't do that stuff anymore, by God just
watch me!". He also sings a few lines of ''Jambalaya'' as well as a
rare-for-the-period '' One Night
'' .

The next Audionics
release will contain an unreleased soundboard recording. More details soon.

Approx. running time:
90:32

source: e-mail - August 29, 2009

Let Me Be The One - Behind Closed Doors Out Now

The latest release from the Audionics labelis out now.This CD titled" Let Me Be The One– Behind Closed Doors " contains home demos recorded
in April 1974, November 1973 and 1960. Completely new songs recorded by
Elvis are hard to find and Audionics is proud to include a completely
UNRELEASED gem recorded in April 1974 in Palm Springs, CA.

Elvis’ duets rendition with the group Voice of the song "Let Me Be The One"
is somewhat spicy to say the least but nonetheless entertaining, all his
energy was saved for a great finale that is almost worth the price of the CD
by itself. This incredible rarity is followed with the complete November
1973 home demos recorded at Sam Thompson’s house in Memphis, and for the
first time ever complete in such EXCELLENT quality.

Finally we move back to California thirteen years earlier with Elvis on
piano in the privacy of his house on Monovale Drive in Beverly Hills. This
time Elvis is surrounded by Nancy Sharp and Red West. Within this intimate
setting you are treated with the complete unedited home demos recorded that
day, featuring for the very first time a good portion in stereo * (
they have use two microphones ) and best ever sound quality.

This new Audionics production will be presented in a standard jewel case
with a 32 page booklet, and accompanying photographs taken during these
years or close to them.

You will be able to hear and enjoy Elvis in the relaxed atmosphere of these
private parties in California and Memphis. Get a copy while you can !!!!

source: e-mail - August 21, 2009

Let Me Be The One

Behind Closed Doors

If you wanted to hear more than a new live recording
and wished for a brand new song, then the new Audionics is the one to buy !

The label Audionics will soon release the CD
" Let Me Be The One– Behind Closed Doors " containing home demos recorded
in April 1974, November 1973 and 1960. Completely new songs recorded by
Elvis are hard to find and Audionics is proud to include a completely
UNRELEASED gem recorded in April 1974 in Palm Springs, CA.

Elvis’ duets rendition with the group Voice of the song "Let Me Be The One"
is somewhat spicy to say the least but nonetheless entertaining, all his
energy was saved for a great finale that is almost worth the price of the CD
by itself. This incredible rarity is followed with the complete November
1973 home demos recorded at Sam Thompson’s house in Memphis, and for the
first time ever complete in such EXCELLENT quality.

Finally we move back to California thirteen years earlier with Elvis on
piano in the privacy of his house on Monovale Drive in Beverly Hills. This
time Elvis is surrounded by Nancy Sharp and Red West. Within this intimate
setting you are treated with the complete unedited home demos recorded that
day, featuring for the very first time a good portion in stereo * (
they have use two microphones ) and best ever sound quality.

This new Audionics production will be presented in a standard jewel case
with a 32 page booklet, and accompanying photographs taken during these
years or close to them.

You will be able to hear and enjoy Elvis in the relaxed atmosphere of these
private parties in California and Memphis. Get a copy while you can !!!!

source: e-mail - August 14, 2009

INTERNATIONAL – ‘SHOWROOM INTERNATIONALE 1971’ FINAL DETAILS AND RELEASE DATE

The latest upcoming box set release from the ‘International’ label titled ‘Showroom Internationale 1971’ will be released 24th August 2009.
In conjunction with ‘DAE’ this release will feature a brand new unreleased soundboard performance from the closing night Jan/Feb 1971 Las Vegas engagement, the February 23rd 8pm show.
The 2CD/Book set will also feature the January 28th Midnight show (previously released on the Fort Baxter label as ‘Lean Mean and Kicking Butt’) but this time, unlike before, is directly mastered from the original reel tapes thus clearly showing vast noticeable sound improvements to its original release.
All the audio restoration and remastering are by DAE.
This package also has an accompanying 100 page glossy hardback book featuring great unreleased photographs from the time, as well as a detailed essay encapsulating the actual engagement in January / February and helps put this time frame into some historical perspective by looking at what went before and afterwards.
This will be the last major release from the International label and the fabulous box set release has only a limited edition run of 999 copies.
Preview tracks can be heard on Elvis–express radio this Friday and next.
Tracklisting:

click on the pic above for a larger view

40th anniversary “ELVIS LIVE IN LAS VEGAS ’69” Edition

COMING SOON – AUGUST
From the producers of “Plugged in & Geared Up” comes a fully remastered & editted Las Vegas show of “69.
"ELVIS -THE RETURN OF A PRODIGY"
The special 40th anniversary “ELVIS LIVE IN LAS VEGAS ’69” Edition
Facts:

- The earliest known soundboard of 1969 to date

- Newly discovered ‘69 audio

- The differences between the later released shows of end August 1969 will strike you.

“ELVIS -THE RETURN OF A PRODIGY”
Will be released by Gravel Road Music in August!
This is the August 3, 1969 Dinner Show, straight from the original ‘69 reference mix. It is completely remastered and edited.
This is the earliest soundboard to date of Elvis first Las Vegas engagement in 1969.
It’s also the third live performance he gave, the music is very different from the late August released live performances.
This is to date the closest you can get to the opening show of July 31st, 1969
The liner notes are a review of somebody who actually was there.
It will give you a very lively idea how it looked .
The more than 50 photos of the same show (many in color) included will help you even more to imagine the first few shows of 1969.
As an bonus we included some interviews prior to the opening show and original radio spots of 1969.

We hope at Gravel road Music that you all are just as excited as we are about this release cause it’s a historical soundboard recording, placed in the right perspective.
Note; The show itself was released by Fort Baxter in 1993 as “Opening Night” no edits were made at the time and an effect was placed on the audio to cover up the tape noise.
Now it is upfront clear and very lively as a wild 69 show should be.
For the ones who have “Opening night” or the copy from this show, this release will appear as if you hear it for the first time.

Source: e-mail - July 30, 2009

Elvis – That’s the Way It Is - The Complete Shows’

The ‘International label’ that recently brought to you the critically acclaimed ‘Elvis – That’s the Way It Is - The Complete Works’ is now to release a DVD only
version of the editors cut now titled Elvis – That’s the Way It Is - The Complete Shows’ .
The 2 DVD’s are dual layered, (equivalent to 4 DVD’s and without loss of quality) factory pressed and are filled with 6 hours of the complete shows with excellent edits,
lots of amazing multi angle sequence shots different to that of the previous release.

Also for the first time ever, the complete ‘That’s The Way It Is’ shows will be in FULL STEREO & in 5.1 Surround Sound. It also comes with an 8 page booklet insert. This is a very Limited Edition run of only 750 copies. Expected price to be around Ł25 - Ł30.
This release will coincide with the other International release ‘Showroom Internationale 1971’ same date of release and is expected very shortly. These will be the last of the ‘International’ label releases.
Source: e-mail - July 28, 2009

Something Out Now

The latest Audionics CD titled '' SOMETHING '' is out now. It features the August 11, 1970 dinner show, and this is the last release from that series linked to Elvis’
third and very successful season in Las Vegas.
" SOMETHING " is the first release of this show in FULL STEREO sound, and very much in the same quality as our previous two STEREO outings.
It will be presented in a beautiful 3-panel digipack with a 20 page booklet and accompanying photographs taken from the actual show, the next dinner show and additional candids .
All the shows recorded during his first week were highly entertaining and " SOMETHING " is no different. Our last release of those August 1970 recordings is SOMETHING not to be missed !!
Tracks:
01. A Thing Called Love * - 02. On The Other Side * - 03. Opening Theme ( Joe Guercio orchestra ) - 04. Opening vamp / That’s All Right, Mama - 05. I Got A Woman - 06. Hound Dog - 07. Monologue #1 - 08. Heartbreak Hotel ( with false start ) - 09. Monologue #2 - 10. Love Me Tender - 11. I’ve Lost You - 12. Monologue #3 - 13. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – 14. Something – 15. I Can’t Stop Loving You – 16. Sweet Caroline - 17. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - 18. Polk Salad Annie - 19. Band Introductions – 20. Introduction of Sonny King -21. Bridge Over Troubled Water 22. Suspicious Minds - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love
Total running time: 74:01 * Performed by The Imperials.

Jumpsuitology II : 1973 -1977

This is it!!! One year of waiting is over! Second volume of the Jumpsuitology will be released on July 20th, 2009!

- Three hours of photos and rare 8mm movies (most of it never before published).

- Only Elvis´ voice is on the DVD: Two remastered soundboard concerts - 3 AM Closing Show at Lake Tahoe on May 27th, 1974 and Charleston on July 24th, 1976.

- 18 rare live songs digitally remastered from the mastertapes (e.g. Moody Blue, Where No One Stands Alone, It´s a Matter of Time, You´re the Reason I´m Living, etc).

- Comprehensive information on more than 150 versions of all the suits used during the last four years plus informations of the tour starting in Portland, Maine on August 17th, 1977.

- Interview with Tony Prince, who met Elvis in 1972 and 1973 and was featured in TTWII movie.

Elvis – The Jumpsuitology is the anthology of Elvis´ stage outfits used during all of his 1128 live appearances from 1969 to 1977. It´s first comprehensive project highlighting this aspect of Elvis´ career.
Second volume focuses on years 1973 – 1977. Philosophy is the same – 400 high resolution rare photos of more than 150 versions of all the suits used during the last four years. Informations on each tour as well as all Las Vegas or Lake Tahoe engagements are followed by 8mm movies of Elvis wearing the suits plus detailed informations on for example two-piece leather suits from August ´74, or two-piece suits from March-May ´75, etc.
Obviously, we used only rare Elvis live-recordings from the 70´s as the musical background on this DVD - the photo part is accompanied by 18 rare live songs, e.g. Moody Blue, Where No One Stands Alone, It´s a Matter of Time, You´re the Reason I´m Living, etc. As there´s no acceptable sound of most of the 8mm movies we have included soundboard recordings of the 3 AM Closing Show at Lake Tahoe on May 27th, 1974 and Charleston on July 24th, 1976 as a musical background for our video section. Some of the bonus videos are presented with original sound.
We also added a recent interview with Tony Prince, the famous Radio Luxembourg disc jockey, who met Elvis on several occasions in 1972 and 1973.
(Total running time: 182 minutes, Region Free, NTSC)

California Wave

The forthcoming "Memory Records" label CD release is
entitled "CALIFORNIA WAVE". In 1976, Elvis played in more cities than before.
Despite of his physical and mental decline, he tried to please his loyal fans
and his Springtime concerts were fairly decent for the most part, especially
when compared to his lacklustre performances later that summer.

This CD features the previously unreleased Long Beach, CA,
Evening show from April 25th, 1976. It’s a very fresh set with very good
performances of "Tryin'
To Get To You", "My Way", "Hurt", "Burning Love" and "It's Now Or Never", to
name but a few of highlights.

All accompanying
photographs were taken at the Long Beach, April 25th, 1976 Evening
show. As a bonus, five tracks from Johnson City, March
19th, 1976 were added to paint a more complete picture of this period. This
previously unreleased recording was taken from an early generation 70s copy of
the original audience-recorded master tape. All tracks were digitally restored
for optimal listening pleasure. Bonus tracks are coming from very good sounding
stereo audience recording.

Denise Kusel from Long Beach Press Telegram wrote:
"The voice that came from the depths of his barrel chest was deep and rich.
His renditions of gospel songs "How Great Thou Art" and "This Time You Gave Me a
Mountain" were offered with sincere beauty. An eerie silence filled the concert
hall when he sang "And now the end is near" - the opening line to the Frank
Sinatra favorite, "My Way". It was like witnessing a chilling prophecy. Almost
28,000 fans in two concerts, marking his only Southern
California
appearances, loved him. So did I."

Bonus (stereo
audience recording):

NEW RELEASE - INTERNATIONAL LABEL
‘SHOWROOM INTERNATIONALE 1971’

The latest upcoming box set release from the ‘International’ label Is titled ‘Showroom Internationale 1971’.
Although long considered almost a forgotten year amongst Elvis fans, 1971
was nevertheless an interesting period sandwiched between the wonderful
‘Elvis – That’s the Way It Is’ in 1970 and ‘Elvis on Tour’ in 1972.
Now the ‘International label’ that recently brought to you the lavish and
critically acclaimed ‘Elvis – That’s the Way It Is - The Complete Works’, has
in conjunction with ‘DAE’, turned its attention to 1971 – specifically, the January / February season in Las Vegas about which little has been known or written about, over the years.

This release will feature an unreleased soundboard performance from the closing night Jan/Feb 1971 Las Vegas engagement, the February 23rd 8pm show – his penultimate appearance of that time.
The 2CD/Book set will also feature the January 28th Midnight show (previously released on the Fort Baxter label as ‘Lean Mean and Kicking Butt’) but this time, unlike before, is directly mastered from the original reel tapes thus clearly showing vast noticeable sound improvements to its original release.
All the audio restoration and remastering are by DAE.
This package is a rare treat for fans as the accompanying 100 page glossy hardback book features great unreleased photographs from the time, as well as a detailed essay encapsulating not only the actual engagement in January / February, but also helping to put this time frame into some historical perspective by looking at what went before and what came afterwards.
This will be the last release from the International label and the fabulous box set release has only a limited edition run of 999 copies and is due out very soon. Final details and track listing to follow soon.
Source: e-mail - July 10, 2009

A Change Of Mind Out Now

The latest release from Straight Arrow (SA 2009-13-02)
featuring the previously unreleased
Las VegasSeptember 3rd, 1973
Dinner show is out now. It is
a very strong concert, containing the only known 1973 version
of "It's Now Or Never", rare "Polk Salad Annie" performed only twice in 1973,
part of "Jailhouse Rock" and for 'rare live excerpts' fans there are bits of
"Guadalajara", "Miracle Of The Rosary" and "Farther Along".

This show was
taped by the same person as Dec. 02nd, 1976
concert released as "LAST VEGAS OPENING NIGHT" and once again for this CD
release, an original mastertape will be used. The sound quality is excellent -
regarding the off-line source.

As a bonus, 4 tracks from the closing show are also
included. They originate from the B-side of the same master tape cassette. All
prior releases of these songs from the closing show derive from a substandard
source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make
clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT
September 3rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD
design. The date is wrong.

Bonus (September 3, 1973
Closing Show):

Approximate running time:79:41

source : e-mail - July 8, 2009

SOMETHING

The label
Audionics will release soon the CD " SOMETHING " featuring
the August 11, 1970 dinner show. This is the
last release from that series linked to Elvis’ third and very successful season
in Las Vegas.

"
SOMETHING " will be the first release of this show in FULL STEREO sound, and
very much in the same quality as our previous two STEREO outings.

It
will be presented in a beautiful 3-panel digipack with a 16 page booklet and
accompanying photographs taken from the actual show, the next dinner show and
additional candids .

All
the shows recorded during his first week were highly entertaining and "
SOMETHING " is no different. Our last release of those August 1970 recordings is
SOMETHING not to be missed !!

Live In Las Vegas, Feb. 7, 1974

The new CD from the Showroom Label is out in few days and it will contain an audience recording from February 7, 1974 M.S.
Source: e-mail - June 28, 2009

(Click on the picture to see the flyer)

NEW RELEASE ”PLUGGED IN & GEARED UP” ! including unreleased material

After the great success of “The Brighest Star On Sunset Boulevard” , we continue the release of another great rehearsal “Plugged In & Geared Up” .
This is by far an outstanding rehearsal, Elvis playing the songs he liked from his early career.
This is also a rare inside view to follow the progress of the filming for the “That’s the way it is” informal segment. (The electric guitar part)
A large part has been release on various releases in mono or altered stereo but never UNCUT AND IN AMAZING STEREO ! Straight from the original tapes!
Finally it is available on this release and in the best quality !
Packed in a deluxe digipack and a 20 page booklet.
If you liked “The brightest star on sunset boulevard” by Gravelroad Music, You’re definitively going to love this new release “PLUGGED IN & GEARED UP”.
This is a release you’ll be playing over and over again!

1- Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home
2- Something
3- Words
4- I Just Can't Help Believin'
5- Little Sister/Get Back
6- I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
7- I Was The One
8- Cattle Call
9- Baby Let's Play House
10- Don't
11- Money Honey / Hard Headed Woman
12- A Fool Such As I
13- Froggy Went A Courting / Viva Las Vegas
14- Such A Night
15- It's Now Or Never / Are You Horny Tonight?
16- What'd I Say
17- The Lords Prayer
18- My Country 'Tis Of Thee
19- Nagila Hava
20- My Baby Left Me
21- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
22- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me #2
23- Stranger In The Crowd
Source: e-mail - June 20, 2009

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DVD ELVIS - HOLLYWOOD - VOLUME ONE

The first “real” STAR dvd will be out very soon, after the tremendous success of the STAR dvd series, the producers take the “final” step, and will produce a factory pressed import DVD ! A dream come true for all STAR fans around the world!
ELVIS - HOLLYWOOD , VOLUME ONE, will kick off with the first 4 movies, and has 17 (!!) new clips, (compared to Hollywood Elvis volume one) all clips for Jailhouse Rock have been re-done,since better footage became available.
Highlights are LOVING YOU (record version) TELL ME WHY (Elvis second screentest), FIRST IN LINE (ode to Judy Tyler), MY WISH CAME TRUE (Elvis “dream” of becoming an actor)
YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL (new edit, 3 performances make the record version, and 2 extra versions are included)
All previous and new STAR dvds will be re-released this way, and all will have lots of extra’s, are improved where possible, include new artwork and double layer discs!
All discs come with fully animated menus, with sound. All movies are divided into separate tracks in the menu, so if you just wanna play the “Jailhouse Rock” songs..
the choice is yours! And last but not least, there is a “bonus feature” segment, including extra songs, outtakes and rare movies.

After this release the series will continue in “chronical” order, volume two will have: GI BLUES, FLAMING STAR, WILD IN THE COUNTRY, BLUE HAWAII and FOLLOW THAT DREAM

Twenty Days & Nights Out Soon

As recorded live at the
International Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada,

August 12th, 1970,
Dinner ShowAUDIONICS® STEREO 2009-02-2

The follow-up release to
" STRANGER IN THE CROWD " by Audionics label is entitled "
TWENTY DAYS & NIGHTS " and contains the excellent August 12, 1970
dinner show. The first outing of this recording as part of boxed set called
"TTWII - The Complete Works" was presented only in mono sound.

As all the other shows
recorded during the first week of his third appearance at the International
Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, Elvis’ performance was brilliant and featured many
highlights such as ; I’ve Lost You, I Just Can’t Help Believin’, Patch It Up,
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me and Bridge Over Troubled Water to name a few.

"
TWENTY DAYS & NIGHTS " is in FULL
STEREO sound, complete and taken from original mastertape. As its predecessor
there is no noise, balance of instruments and voices are excellent too. This
release will be presented in a beautiful 3-panel digipack and accompanying
photographs taken from the actual show .

Fans will be able to
enjoy another great performance the way it was recorded in August 1970. If you
enjoyed our previous release then "
TWENTYDAYS & NIGHTS " is not to
be missed !! Coming very soon from the same label, "
SOMETHING " featuring the August 11, 1970 DS also in FULL STEREO.

Total running time:
73:59

source: e-mail - June 15, 2009

Stripped Of My Heart, My Soul

Soon to be released – exactly 36 years after it was recorded - is the latest production from “Rainbow Records”. This release will feature the complete performance of Elvis Presley in Atlanta, Georgia - recorded July 3, 1973.
Again the producers of Rainbow Records have been working for months on this new project, as “best possible quality” is always what we claim for when releasing an audience-recorded Elvis Presley show.
This time we have found four (4!!) different sources of tapes for Elvis´ higly entertaining show in Atlanta which marked the closing of his June/July 1973-Tour. As you can imagine, we did our best – spending a total of 7 weeks - to make our new release sound as good as possible!
You can expect Elvis in great mood doing a fine set of songs like the rarely performed “Memphis Tennessee”, “Something”, Help Me Make It Through The Night” and many others. Needless to say that the cd-booklet will have its “usual” 20 pages full of rare photos, articles, memorabilia….. .
Release Date: July 3rd, 2009

The Talk Of The Town

As
recorded live from the mixing desk of the Hilton hotel showroom in Las
Vegas, Nevada, January 26th, 1972 (Opening night).

AUDIONICS 2008-03-2 / 2001

Here is the covert art of the
forthcoming release "THE TALK OF THE TOWN" from the Audionics & 2001 labels. It
is their second release of this special partnership and this CD will feature the
Las Vegas, January 26, 1972 Opening show as taken directly from first generation
DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.

This classic concert includes first
ever live performances of "Never Been To
Spain", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "Until It's Time For You To Go", "A Big Hunk
O' Love", "An American Trilogy" and "I'll Remember You".

For this reissue, we worked directly from the first
generation DAT, and we were able to make significant audio improvements,
compared to original 1997 release. "Audionics / 2001" hope that this special
joint-production will satisfy all those fans who have been asking for a reissue
of this essential concert. This CD is scheduled for late October .

Excerpt from
the sleeve note:

"Mid January
1972. Richard Nixon was in the Whitehouse, the anthemic "American Pie" topped
the singles charts and NASA were working hard on Apollo 16, the penultimate
manned Moon mission. Ali was still the Champ, and at cinemas all over the world
people thrilled to the latest James Bond adventure, as Sean Connery battled the
evil mastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Diamonds Are Forever". In Las Vegas,
America's entertainment and gambling capital, Elvis was about to hit town for
his sixth Vegas season at the Hilton Hotel and to paraphrase a snippet from a
certain 1964 platter, "the whole town was talking".

'The 37 year
old legend is back, Vegas wakes and smiles'

Elvis
arrived in Vegas on the eighteenth of January and rehearsals began the following
day. Rumoured song try-outs included Joe Cocker's "Delta Lady" and the Walker
Brothers classic "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Neil Diamond's "Holly
Holly" is also rumoured to have been given a test drive.

New songs
that did make it into the live set included Marty Robbin's "You Gave Me A
Mountain", as well as "It's Over" and "It's Impossible". Thankfully an updated
arrangement of the fifties classic "Big Hunk Of Love" also made it to the stage.
Along with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", many fans site 'Hunk' as the most successful 50s
studio to live 70s transition.

Elvis hit
the stage running on the 26th January and presented one of the finest setlists
of his career. Luckily, we have the complete show available on this fantastic CD
in remastered sound, and what a treat it is! 'The 37 year old legend is back,
Vegas wakes and smiles' gushed Billboard magazine. Make no mistake, Elvis
was flying high in January 1972, and earning the best reviews of his career."

Trying To Get To You Out Now

The "Straight Arrow" label 10th release, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA
2008-10-02), is out now.

"Straight Arrow" is planning another CD release for early November, with an
unreleased Las Vegas December 9th,
1975 (10 P.M.) show. Once again "Straight Arrow" team managed to obtain an
ORIGINAL AUDIENCE-RECORDED TAPE (different and much better sounding than the
recording in circulation). More details later.

source: e-mail - September 23,
2008

Then Sings My Soul

Soon to be released is the latest production from the “Rainbow Records” label. With their 5th release they fulfill a request that some fans wrote down in a well-known messageboard. The upcoming 2 CD set will contain a never before released show from the Sahara Tahoe – Engagement ’76 – it is the Midnight Show of May 7, 1976.
There were several reasons why this show was chosen for a release. First of all – it had to be unreleased. Of course, the show should contain some interesting, unusual material, maybe a short version of a seldom performed song? Another important aspect was to find a tape that has a listenable, decent sound quality for a release. And here we go:

During our research we learned that many people did not expect Elvis to do a show with more than 60 minutes. Well, bad luck for those who tried to tape the show on a 60 minutes tape, because Elvis was on stage more longer than that. This means, those who recorded on 60 minutes tapes have only incomplete shows, ending during the song “My Way”. The smart fans decided to record the show on a 90 minutes tape. Bad luck for them because the recording ends in the middle of “It’s Now Or Never” and Elvis was still not through with his show….
A pity, that to our knowledge and research we didn’t find a single fan who recorded the complete show with the use of a 2nd cassette tape. But the eyewitnesses told us, that Elvis was on stage for only five additional minutes performing “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and waving good-bye during the “Closing Vamp”. So what did the “Rainbow Records” label do for you ?
We restored the Midnight Show performance and added the missing part of “It’s Now Or Never” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” from the Dinner Show from the same date. You will be surprised about the sound because both sources are very similar.
What did we do with the rest of the free space on our 2nd disc? We decided to give you more Elvis, of course! While the rest of the Dinner Show was used to complete the Midnight Show we thought you might want to hear the other performances from that day as well. We had to exclude the band introductions because of limited capacity on the disc, but we managed to keep in all songs sung by Elvis.

Content:
Of course, you will find the tracklist at the end of this announcement, but we want to point out some real beauties of this set. The first one is “How Great Thou Art”. Actually, Elvis sang the song twice this day - both versions have this special gospel feeling Elvis was able to create. This inspired us to use an excerpt of the lyrics and name this release “Then Sings My Soul”. Then we have “That’s All Right” which demonstrates like “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” that Elvis was able to play acoustic guitar, of course. He performed a rare version of “The Wonder Of You” (1976!!!) during the Midnight Show and during the Dinner Show he entertained the audience by singing “It’s Midnight”, now known as the last live version ever.
The 3rd release by Rainbow Records was called “Vegas Variety – Vol.2” and featured the Midnight Show December 11, 1976. With this release the formerly wrong titled track “When God Calls Me Home” was presented for the very first time in the correct way which is “Until Then”. With the new “Then Sings My Soul” release it happened again that a formerly wrong titled track “Lara’s Theme” is presented with its correct name which is “Theme from Love Story”. We hope you appreciate our efforts to bring you a booklet full of well researched information and complimentary pictures and memorabilia.
Don’t miss this release. You will get 100% never before released material on 2 CDs. Each disc has a total running time of more than 79 minutes and the booklet will feature great liner notes on 20 pages in full colour!

Trying To Get To You

As
recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The
"Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in
September 2008.

Elvis' May '77 tour was very uneven, compared to all his earlier ones. He
performed 14 shows in all, and at the beginning of tour, he was lethargic and
looking really unwell. There were alarming moments, like when Elvis left the
stage in Baltimore, MD, for 20 minutes or when he did very lackluster shows in
Philadelphia on May 28th or in
Baton Rouge on June 1st. However,
as the tour progressed, on some evenings Elvis showed that he could still
deliver. Recorded evidence shows that the best concerts are May 24-27, May 30
and June 2nd. The Rochester, May 25th,
1977 concert as presented on this CD was the 6th
stop of the tour, and his 1st
concert in New York State in '77.

Even
in '77 there were moments of brilliance in some of Elvis concerts. In
Rochester, Elvis appeared to be in a good mood and in strong voice, giving solid
performances of "You Gave Me A Mountain", "One Night", "My Way" and "Hurt" among
others. One song that deserves special mention is the title song. For some
reason, "Trying To Get
To You" was probably the only classic 50s track that Elvis always treated with
respect - even in his last months.

The
audio-quality of the recording is quite good. As you've come to expect from us,
Straight Arrow managed to obtain the ORIGINAL TAPE as recorded by the same
person that taped the Richfield '76 concert, which we released earlier this
year. The recording was completely restored and the sound was upgraded for the
best possible listening pleasure.

It's
almost unnecessary to add that Straight Arrow will present this CD with a full-colour,
16-page booklet with approximately 40 photos from the actual concert, incl. some
never-before seen ones.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, with the rather silly title "JAILHOUSE ROCK MAN IN CONCERT" (Great Dane
label, 1993). The sound of this CD which also had a couple of glitches and
mastering errors is not to be compared with therich and atmospheric audience sound on our new release.
Why settle for a Lada when you can have a brand new, shiny
Cadillac? Do yourself a favour and get this little beauty
today. Rock with the King, '77 style we assure you, even the cynics among you
will be pleasantly surprised!

Red-Hot In Richmond

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume Two

The next Madison label release will be Red-Hot In Richmond -
Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 2.

This fiery performance, captured in Richmond, Virginia by a
battery of MGM documentary cameras on Monday, April 10, 1972, has been
issued once before -- but this time it's far more complete, and in GREAT
SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the show mixed down from
MGM's multi-track tapes into superb STEREO!

Snippets of this evening made the final cut of MGM's "Elvis On
Tour," although with hindsight, it seems this was a major mistake.
Ripping tracks like "Proud Mary," "It's Over," "Hound Dog," "For The
Good Times" "Polk Salad Annie" and "An American Trilogy" were top
shelf. And Elvis was in very, very good humour the entire night -- oh,
yes, you're in for a real treat.

Trying To Get To You

As
recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The
"Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in
late August 2008.

Elvis' May '77 tour was very uneven, compared to all his earlier ones. He
performed 14 shows in all, and at the beginning of tour, he was lethargic and
looking really unwell. There were alarming moments, like when Elvis left the
stage in Baltimore, MD, for 20 minutes or when he did very lackluster shows in
Philadelphia on May 28th or in
Baton Rouge on June 1st. However,
as the tour progressed, on some evenings Elvis showed that he could still
deliver. Recorded evidence shows that the best concerts are May 24-27, May 30
and June 2nd. The Rochester, May 25th,
1977 concert as presented on this CD was the 6th
stop of the tour, and his 1st
concert in New York State in '77.

Even
in '77 there were moments of brilliance in some of Elvis concerts. In
Rochester, Elvis appeared to be in a good mood and in strong voice, giving solid
performances of "You Gave Me A Mountain", "One Night", "My Way" and "Hurt" among
others. One song that deserves special mention is the title song. For some
reason, "Trying To Get
To You" was probably the only classic 50s track that Elvis always treated with
respect - even in his last months.

The
audio-quality of the recording is quite good. As you've come to expect from us,
Straight Arrow managed to obtain the ORIGINAL TAPE as recorded by the same
person that taped the Richfield '76 concert, which we released earlier this
year. The recording was completely restored and the sound was upgraded for the
best possible listening pleasure.

It's
almost unnecessary to add that Straight Arrow will present this CD with a full-colour,
16-page booklet with approximately 40 photos from the actual concert, incl. some
never-before seen ones.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, with the rather silly title "JAILHOUSE ROCK MAN IN CONCERT" (Great Dane
label, 1993). The sound of this CD which also had a couple of glitches and
mastering errors is not to be compared with therich and atmospheric audience sound on our new release.
Why settle for a Lada when you can have a brand new, shiny
Cadillac? Do yourself a favour and get this little beauty
today. Rock with the King, '77 style we assure you, even the cynics among you
will be pleasantly surprised!

SEPTEMBER NIGHTS

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the beginning of September is titled "September Nights" and will feature two unreleased shows from Las Vegas
September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night.
As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to provide unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his ability. In this our
ninth release, we are proud to present two very rare shows, one complete and part of the second to give you a more complete view of the last part of Elvis August 1970
season. Despite being the end of the season, Elvis' love of singing is clear in these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them.
The Dinner show from September 4th, as presented on this CD is almost complete, missing the last two tracks only. If we look closely at the late Vegas act of
September 1970 we can see that Elvis although tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings straight to the audience with pauses and
jokes, but the performance is still solid and rough; the basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, Youve Lost that Loving Feeling or Polk
Salad Annie sound great; he presents the best of his repertoire from the season. The best song from this dinner show is without doubt the oldie One Night here performed
in a very rough and concentrated way surely the best version of the season.

The Closing Show of a memorable season maybe the best one, although shorter with respect to the early shows and not of comparable intensity but still valuable. Elvis
performs the show in essence as his greatest hits of the season and he performs it as only he can at that moment. Songs like I Just Cant Help Believing, Youve Lost
Than Loving Feeling and Polk Salad Annie sound solid and well performed overall with feeling, the same feeling the we find at the end with Bridge Over Troubled Water, the
best song of the show.

These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to
achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the
chance to listen with pleasure.
For the Third time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live unreleased photographs of the August season, with a wide
spectrum of jumpsuits included.

Directly From The 1972 Elvis Summer Festival

A new CD release from the Label "Las Vegas Archives" will release a show from the August 5, 1972 Dinner Show, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Songs:
2001 Theme / See See Rider / Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / Youve Lost That Loving Feeling / Polk Salad Annie / What Now My Love / Fever / Carry Me Back To Old
Virginia (excerpt) /Love Me / Little Sister/Get Back / A Big Hunk Of Love / The Wonder Of You / Hound Dog / Blue Suede Shoes / My Way / Suspicious Minds / Band
Introductions / American Trilogy / Cant Help Falling In Love/Closing Vamp
Bonus songs:
(August 5, 1972 Midnight Show Hilton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada)
Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / The Wonder Of You / For The Good Times / My Way /
Johnny B. Good
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

New Import CD Label SURPRISE RECORDS

Coming late August or early September.
Surprise Records proudly presents ...
a new CD full with great Elvis songs taken directly from the Joan Deary Tapes!
24 great Elvis tracks with a total playing time over 77 minutes - in stunning never-before heard sound quality.
The late Joan Deary (Elvis' RCA record producer) worked on these tracks for a possible future release on the "Greatest Hits" series, but after Volume 1 was released back then in 1981 (?) a Volume 2 never followed. So these professionally remixed tapes were put into the archives.
For years a CD-R was circulating with these great tracks, but now for the first time they will be made available on a professional silver pressed disc!
This CD comes along with a beautiful full color booklet containing all necessary information about every track along with great pictures of Elvis. Also the lyrics to each song will be included - exactly transcribed word for word as Elvis did sing them!
Tracklist:
01. Hey Jude
02. Help Me Make It Through The Night
03. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Trade) 04. Ill Take You Home Again, Kathleen 05. When Im Over You 06. Always On My Mind 07. It Aint No Big Thing (But Its Growing) 08. Im Leavin
09. Where Do I Go From Here
10. Until Its Time For You To Go
11. If I Were You
12. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It 13. Fool 14. This Is Our Dance 15. Cindy, Cindy 16. Separate Ways 17. (Thats What You Get) For Lovin Me 18. Life 19. Love Letters 20. Ill Never Know 21. We Can Make The Morning 22. Early Morning Rain 23. Sylvia 24. The Sound Of Your Cry
Surprise Records will also include a special bonus feature Look out for this great release that will be the first in a series of great future releases
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

A Greensboro Revolution !

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume One

Here's the covert art
of next Madison release A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes,
Volume One. It will be released soon and Volume Two should follow 3-4
weeks after.

This sparkling
performance, recorded in Greensboro, NC on Friday, April 14, 1972, in the
presence of MGM's documentary cameras, has been issued many times in the past,
but never in such GREAT SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the
show mixed down from MGM multi-track tapes into superb STEREO.

The April 1972 tour was
Presley's first of the year. And he was ready. Three outstanding
performances from this gig made the final cut of "Elvis On Tour" --
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," "An American Trilogy" and
"Funny How Time Slips Away." In 1992, "The Lost
Performances" gave fans a fourth visual, with the inclusion of
"Release Me." All are here, and the entire evening is a delight.

Raised On Vegas

The
forthcoming "Memory Records" label CD release is entitled "RAISED
ON VEGAS". Between
July 21-24, 1973 Elvis recorded 10 tracks at the legendary Stax Studios in
Memphis, Tennessee - but only one of these made it into his live act:
"Raised On Rock". Just a few weeks after these sessions, on August 6th,
Elvis opened another "Las Vegas Summer Festival" with the rather
unique concert presented on this CD.

During
this unusual show, Elvis performed "Trouble" from "King
Creole" (1958) and segued straight into the recent "Raised On
Rock". This is the only known live performance of the latter song. Later
in the show Elvis
surprised his audience with another live rarity: "Memphis Tennessee".
Elvis also introduced a contemporary favorite of his, "My Boy", a
rather hesitantly performed version that predates his studio-version by four
months.

1973
was a very busy year for Elvis. The triumph of the "Aloha" show was
followed by two Las Vegas seasons, two long tours, July, September and December
recording sessions, hospitalization for detoxification as well as the October
divorce. Elvis was truly caught in atrap,
both professionally and personally. By now, he was just as fed up with the
glitter and artificiality of Vegas as hed been of the Travelogue movies
just a few years earlier. Nevertheless, his opening and closing concerts in
Vegas were always special events and this one is no exception!

This
recording was taken from an early generation copy of the original master tape as
recorded by a member of the audience. The tape source is independent and of much
better quality, than the first 1st release of this show ("FIRE
IN VEGAS" - 1993). All tracks were digitally restored for your best
possible listening pleasure, and the speed was corrected. All accompanying
photographs were taken between April and August 1973.

(A
few of the first general reactions during a playback session of the master with
various Elvis fans)

These
are the first 22 amazing tracks collected from private collections of which many
for the first time in this shape on CD. These are the acetates which
Elvis took home to play-back and agreed to be released!

All
tracks have been digitally restored and re-mastered.

These
acetates often sounded better & different than what we know and made it to
the final release!

Some
tracks which appear to be known, are now for the first time in their more
complete form. This includes studio talk, count in, left & right channels,
longer fade outs or even different lyrics or simply differently sung. Most are
in stereo.As happened in the past, some releases only
used one channel (This was an easy way to reduce the distortion, but so much got
lost!) .The audio difference between tracks is purely
the source and the transfer. Some have been
transferred on to DAT, others on to regular cassette tapes in the past.Keep
in mind that the original acetates are various in playability. Original acetates
can only be played a few times (after that the quality gets less.)

We
chose for maximum sound quality per track instead of making them
similar to each other!In this way you always get the
best sound out of very recording.

The
basic synopsis for this release: The
first masters without dubbing, repairs in their complete form.
Unfortunately we don't have every master on acetate of the June and September
sessions. So we added some first takes to cover all songs. Also a few tracks of
work in progress, a rare chance to hear, a song still being built up to a
complete dubbed master. Guide-strings, -horns, -backing vocals, the talking,
it's all there!

Something
which will strike everybody is, that Elvis's voice remains impressive on each
track.

Background
information;

It's
a public known fact that Elvis regularly disagreed with the released version of
the songs.Unluckily, he hardly made his point towards the ones responsible,
knowing there were times he was wrong and the song became a hit (In the ghetto,
Suspicious minds, Burning love & others)

This
cd contains the versions how Elvis liked it!All
together a really new kind of release which will make many Elvis fan's happy to
hear these rare acetates available in their best possible form. The purist will
be happy since no effects have been used to enhance the sound.There
are no further copies of acetates available in better sound, only a very few
copies were made of each song and most are gone or badly damaged. The acetate
lacquer wears out very fast, so every track is really unique.

Note:
None of the used versions are included on the recent FTD release of "That's
the way it is" or the forthcoming "Love letters from
Elvis". Only parts of the acetates, which you can enjoy in full version on
this cd are used in the documentary; Elvis "That's way it is".

The
cd contains 22 songs with a 20 pages full color booklet having extensive liner
notes to guide you through the songs, background info about Elvis' 1970 and
explains in detail what an acetate really is. Also why and how it's made.

This
is a limited release so we will be able to continue to release in chronologic
order, containing the original acetates in best possible condition. 1970 will be
a Volume 1 & 2 which will be release a little later this year.

"YOU
KNOW, IT DONT HAVE TO BE STRICTLY COUNTRY " VOLUME 1
is set for release this month ! Don't miss your opportunity to get the
Ultimate acetate collection.

The Final Farewell Out Now

OUT NOW! Rainbow Records has just released a 2 CD-Set entitledThe Final Farewell, containing the complete 76,30
minute-long performance of Elvis Presleys very last
concert on June 26th, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
There have already been a few CD- (and Vinyl) releases on this topic in the past. We believe that the one called ADIOS has been THE standard for the release of the
Indianapolis show for the last 15 years.

NOW Rainbow Records goes a little further with a new concept for a release of
this particular show. We are now able to present this historical event in its
entirety, including the opening act which was an undeniable part of the "Elvis
Presley Show" all through the 1970s. Disc 1 includes the opening act while
Disc 2 covers the actual show. The sound is brighter and clearer than ever
before and it gives you the perfect impression of what it must have felt like to
be in that large concert hall, together with thousands of fans, celebrating the
"King's" final concert of his June 77 tour. Sadly enough, nobody in the
crowd had any idea of what was going to happen only six weeks after.
This brandnew Rainbow Records release is rounded off by a great 20-page booklet
containing lots of photos plus all necessary information regarding the show. As
a special bonus, the first 250 copies of the 2 CD-set will include a DIN A3
poster showing Elvis holding both hands up to bid the fans an affectionate
- and final farewell.

Elvis Back With A Bang !

Here's the covert art of the
forthcoming release ELVIS BACK WITH A BANG! from the Audionics/Fort Baxter label.
This CD will feature the Las Vegas, March 22, 1975 Midnight show as taken
directly from 1st generation DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.

This classic concert includes
ultimate performances of "Fairytale", "Green Green Grass Of
Home", "And I Love You So", "Promised Land" and the
rare "You're The
Reason I'm Living".

As you've come to expect from
Audionics team, the sound was restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best
possible results. And as usually, this new CD will come in a deluxe package with
a 16-page booklet, containing a collection of live photographs from March and
April, 1975 and informative liner notes. This CD is set for release in late
June. Don't miss your opportunity to get an ultimate release of legendary March
22, 1975 Midnight show!

Royal Gambit In Richfield Released

The
"Straight Arrow" label released his last CD entitled "ROYAL GAMBIT IN RICHFIELD."

The audio-quality of the recording is really stunning, especially considering
the fact that it was taped from the audience in a large stadium. Producers were
able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded by the same person that taped the
Johnson City and Orlando 1977 concerts released by STRAIGHT ARROW in 2006 as
"TENNESSEE STARLIGHT" and "GOING BACK IN TIME",
respectively.

Among
the Richfield highlights are powerful performances of "And I Love You
So", "America", "Hurt", "Heartbreak Hotel"
and especially "How Great Thou Art,'' performed with absolute
show-stopping brilliance. It is followed by an always-welcome, return-to-the
roots medley of "Mystery Train / Tiger Man."

Straight Arrow has seen fit to include a deluxe,
full-colour, 16-page
booklet with approximately 30 photos from the actual show, taken by four
different photographers. Once again, we are pleased to announce that the sleeve
notes were written by a fan who was happy to be there and is finally sharing his
precious memories of the occasion with us.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, entitled "FAIRY TALES" (Chips label, 1994). The sound of the
old CD was markedly inferior and also incomplete, running for just 74 minutes.
To the show's credit, it has long ranked on the "Top 40" import chart
as voted on by fans. Now a superior version can rightly take its place.

In
closing, "Straight Arrow" team would like to thank all of you for the
success of our label's previous release, "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" 2-CD
set. As a result of this surge of interest, four new Elvis concert CDs are
planned for 2008. We hope that you will enjoy the first of them - our springtime
release:"ROYAL GAMBIT IN
RICHFIELD."

A Greensboro Revolution !- Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol.1

The next Madison label
release will be A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 1.

This sparkling
performance, recorded in Greensboro, NC on Friday, April 14, 1972, in the
presence of MGM's documentary cameras, has been issued many times in the past,
but never in such GREAT SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the
show mixed down from the multi-track tapes into superb STEREO.

The April 1972 tour was
Presley's first of the year. And he was ready. Three outstanding
performances from this gig made the final cut of "Elvis On Tour" --
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," "An American Trilogy" and
"Funny How Time Slips Away." In 1992, "The Lost
Performances" gave fans a fourth visual, with the inclusion of
"Release Me." All are here, and the entire evening is a delight.

Where No One Stands Alone

There are only a few
more days before the new ''REELTRAX ''label will come up with their second cd
titled '' Where No One Stands Alone ''.

REELTRAX is again
- able to present a great variety of HGTA-Outtakes on its brandnew 79:58 minutes
of listening pleasure-release in very good sound and better than you have heard
it before.

And if this would not
be enough reason to get the cd while you can: You won't believe your ears when
you hear the stunning sound on the 1966 private recording 'Oh How I Love
Jesus! The other two bonus tracks are also presented with noticeably better
sound than heard before. The tracklist is rounded off by a statementfrom Felton Jarvis who talks about HIS story how it came to work with
Elvis.

'' Where No One
Stands Alone'' contains a 20 (!!) page-booklet with all necessary information
regarding Elvis' legendary HGTA-Sessions.

Opening Night - January 1970 Released

Madison's last release titled Opening Night - January 1970
is out now. The soundboard recording of the January 26, 1970 opening show was
overall of poor quality because of severe microphone overload. It ain't perfect
but NOW, and for the FIRST TIME you will be able to enjoy this GREAT concert in
its entirety. This excellent new source has been greatly improved into a
surprisingly fuller, dynamic and warmer sound, and without any doubts the
best-ever sound fidelity attained on this amazing opening show of January 1970.

This limited edition of Opening Show - January 1970 will come with
a professionally designed 16-page booklet, liner notes, memorabilia and
photographs from Elvis' second Las Vegas season. Don't miss out soon a
remarkable concert and Closing Night - February 1970's
perfect companion, Opening Night - January 1970.

High Spirit In Vegas & Getting Down To Business

For the first time these two concerts will be available under
their original titles, but not on CD-R and at the correct speed. High Spirit
In Vegas and Getting Down To Business were recorded from the audience
but quality was above average for this type of material. Both should be
released soon on the Vegas Strip label.

American Glory

The MxF label will soon release its Forth CD titled
''American Glory!'' featuring the complete show from Las Vegas, Hilton Hotel
December 06, 1975 MS and part of the opening night of the same Season. The
concert is previously unreleased, here you have the opportunity to listen
to a slice of the December '75 season without doubt one of the best moments of
Elvis in 1975, the use of two great tapes make the rest. We are not talking of
original tapes but due to the very good quality we are talking of two tapes came
from an early generation copy of the master tapes.
The audio-quality of the recording is really good, well balanced with not too
heavy an audience intrusion and with the right feeling of an Elvis concert.

Elvis' performance in both the shows is superb; Elvis in
spite of being overweight is still at the top of his musical ability, very
intense and active on the stage. We are talking about one of his best seasons
and very successful in terms of audience numbers considering that Las Vegas in
December is a dead city, but not for Elvis. Both shows do not really have any
low points as Elvis sings with intensity and delivers a solid repertoire, not
too much space for the classic oldies but a more mature repertoire for the
original rock singer with pop songs performed for the majority.

Among the highlights are powerful performances of
"Polk Salad Annie", "America The Beautiful", "Burning
Love", "Just Pretend" , while on Opening Night we have
"It's Midnight,performed with absolute show-stopping brilliance and
the rare version of You've Lost the Love Feelingand My Boy.

The packaging will come with a 12 page booklet
professionally edited, picture disc, relevant liner notes, original memorabilia
and more than 15 photographs covering practically all of the seasons jumpsuits.
These are two great shows... the package, the 79,52 minutes of superb
music give us definitely something unique We Hope The Definitive one in
reference to Elvis' December 1975 Vegas Season. Don't miss it!!!!

Black Angels in Vegas

The first release from a brand new label Venus Productions is titled "Black Angels in Vegas".
This 2 CD-set will contain the August 30, 1974 Midnight show, professionally remastered from a newly discovered first generation soundboard tape. The sound quality is
stunning! The set will come to you in a beautiful full color, hardcover book with many rare and unpublished pictures plus extensive liner notes, spread over 60 pages.

A Change Of Mind

As recorded at the Hilton Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada,
September 3rd, 1973,
Dinner show.

The next release from Straight Arrow (SA 2009-13-02),
scheduled for early June, will be previously unreleased
Las VegasSeptember 3rd, 1973
Dinner show. It is very strong concert, containing the only known 1973 version
of "It's Now Or Never", rare "Polk Salad Annie" performed only twice in 1973,
part of "Jailhouse Rock" and for 'rare live excerpts' fans there are bits of
"Guadalajara", "Miracle Of The Rosary" and "Farther Along".

This show was
taped by the same person as Dec. 02nd, 1976
concert released as "LAST VEGAS OPENING NIGHT" and once again for this CD
release, an original mastertape will be used. The sound quality is excellent -
regarding the off-line source.

As a bonus, 4 tracks from the closing show are also
included. They originate from the B-side of the same master tape cassette. All
prior releases of these songs from the closing show derive from a substandard
source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like to make
clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing September 2nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT
September 3rd, 1973 Dinner show as stated in the CD
design. The date is wrong.

Excerpts from
the sleeve notes:

"Elvis was coming
to the end of his 1973 summer season at the Las Vegas Hilton, one most notable
for much banter with his musicians and frequent lyric changes. The Labor Day
dinner show, Monday, September 3, was just such a performance. At 8:45 pm, the star, in his glittering "Blue
Superman" jumpsuit, appeared to warm applause. He
seemed a little sleepy, but would soon be his energetic self. After "C.
C. Rider", as he was welcoming the crowd, the microphone came off the top of its
stand in three pieces, which he then tossed to Red West, commenting about how it
needed to be taped up.

"Fever"
was peppered with ad-libs, and at one point a female yelled out, "Room
Three-Forty Five!" to much audience laughter. "Now you've listened to HER
story", sang Elvis, and there was a lot of leg action as he concluded the song
out on the ramp the Hilton had added to the main showroom.

Introductions were
interspersed with humour, especially when Elvis recalled how he'd thrown water
on piano player Glen Hardin the night before. "He came [after the show] in with
all of the arrangements, all of his wardrobe, and quit, you know. Made a big
deal out of it! ... I'm gonna do it again tonight!" Glen nimbly sprang out of
the way as Elvis aimed a glass of water at him. Intros over, Elvis sang a few
bars of "Farther Along", Glen
echoing him on piano. He stopped, and instead began "Release
Me".

"That's about it,
folks", Elvis reluctantly announced, adding that the hotel didn't like them to
stay on stage too long. But then someone called out for "Polk Salad Annie".
Turning to Glen, he quietly said "For The Good Times", and Hardin began to play
the introduction.Yet again Elvis
instantly changed his mind, and attacked the request for "Polk
Salad Annie" instead. Over more requests, he began "Can't
Help Falling In Love". Before he disappeared behind the showroom's
descending gold curtain, someone gave him a lei of red flowers, which he sweetly
put around his neck".

Bonus (September 3, 1973
Closing Show):

Approximate running time:79:41

source : e-mail - May 26, 2009

Stranger In The Crowd

Audionics will release another version of the August 13, 1970 Dinner show,
this time in stereo. The title will be Stranger in the Crowd, and the disc will
contain the full show. Only Sweet Caroline is spliced with the Aug. 11 D.S.
version, but the full version of this show is included as bonus in mono.

Bonus track:

source: e-mail - May 26, 2009

Exceeding All Expectations Out Now

Out NOW is the latest production from the “Rainbow Records” label. With their newest release they fulfill several requests from fans who wrote down their thoughts in many well-known messageboards all over Europe. This 2 CD set contains the complete performance of Elvis´ last show he ever did within his legendary Sahara Tahoe – Engagements – it is the Closing Show of May 9, 1976.
Way back in 1993 the “MAC” label released this show using a stunning long-box format. Because this set sold out within a few months - being a real collectors item since then - we decided to give the very interesting content of the show another chance to be listened by as many fans as possible. And to make one thing clear: this show is a real must to listen to. Hear Elvis in a very relaxed mood, not caring at all that the hotel´s management is (still) desperately wanting to force him to do much shorter performances. In fact Elvis gives the crowd more than they probably expected, being on stage for the longest performance he ever did (a stunning two-hours set), singing, laughing and talking as if he would be together with a couple of friends right at his living room at Graceland!

While the first release of this show sixteen years ago suffered from being incomplete (on both editions) we have been able to find new – and different – sources of recordings. These tapes have a listenable, decent sound quality for a fine release. We mixed the tapes using the best of more than one source. Also the new Rainbow Records release will run at the original speed which is different to the MAC release from ´93. The result is – so far - the most definite release of Elvis´ final Lake Tahoe concert.

A few words regarding the content:
Of course, you will find the tracklist at the end of this announcement, but we want to point out some real beauties of this set. A rare and unrehearsed version of “Return To Sender” must be mentioned as well as another rarity: “Young And Beautiful”. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, dedicated to Linda Thompson and sung with passion. Elvis tells a very funny story about the “Boat Scene” in the movie “Blue Hawaii” and even sings a few lines of his “Sun” classic “Blue Moon of Kentucky”. So all in all there is a lot to discover while listening to Elvis´ not only longest, but also very unusual show! As a bonus we have included David Briggs´ instrumental version of the song “Lady Madonna” which at the time was not only used for the band introductions but also appeared as one of the leading tracks on his solo album titled “Keyboard Sculpture”.
Don’t miss this release. You are getting another classy 2 CD set from Rainbow Records. By the way: Needless to say that its booklet features great liner notes on 20 pages in full colour!

The Last Vegas Opening Night Out Now

Straight Arrow's 12th release (SA
2009-12A/B-02) is out now. This 2CD set of the famous December 2nd,
1976 Opening Night was delayed, because Straight Arrow is here to give you the
best possible quality. We originally intended to use a 1978 first generation
copy for this release, simply because we figured that the original tape was no
longer around or could no longer be traced. But then, as the project was almost
near completion, our search for the original tape finally paid off, and we got
in touch with the person who recorded the concert and owns the original
120-minute master tape. The sound fidelity and overall quality of this tape is
FAR superior to any copy in circulation, and unlike these copies is also 100%
complete!

The negotiations took some time, but we can assure you
that you will be impressed when you hear this; one of the King’s finest ’76
concerts in a remarkably clear and dynamic sound. The person who recorded the
show also wrote the liner notes, a unique eye-witness perspective from a person
who was THERE and describes the show in fascinating detail.

As you can notice, we decided to change the front cover
design too. We believe that new front cover is cool. Originally selected front
cover photo of Elvis with Charlie Hodge is used inside the booklet.

Special information:

The next release from Straight Arrow, scheduled for early
May, will be previously unreleased Las Vegas September 3rd, 1973
Dinner show. It is very strong concert, containing the only known 1973 version
of "It's Now Or Never", rare "Polk Salad Annie" performed only twice in 1973,
part of "Jailhouse Rock" and for 'rare live excerpts' fans there are bits of
"Guadalajara", "Miracle Of The Rosary" and "Farther Along".

This show was recorded by the same person
as Dec. 02nd, 1976 concert and once again for our CD release, an
original master tape will be used. The sound quality is excellent - regarding
the off-line source.

Note: to prevent any speculations, we would like
to make clear that the CD "Top Acts In Vegas Vol. 4" from 1995 is containing
September 2nd, 1973 Dinner show, NOT September 3rd, 1973
Dinner show as stated in the CD design. The date is wrong.

source : e-mail - April 21, 2009

Setting The Day

The
forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the begin of May,is titled "Setting The Day" and will feature the unreleased show from Las
Vegas August 30, 1971 part Dinner Show + complete of the Midnight Show.

As
everybody knows SR concentrates its work on the early 70's live period of Elvis'
activity, trying to always produce unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his
ability. In this our eleventh release, we are proud to present two very rare
shows, the first part only, to give you a more complete view of the day the
second complete and unreleased. The first songs from August 30th dinner have
been already edited although no in this audio-quality here you have the
possibility to listen the highlights of the show and instead the midnight show
complete concert is here for the first time giving you the possibility to live
the whole day and the feeling the of Elvis' love of singing that result clear in
these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them.

The
Dinner/Midnight shows from August 30th, as presented on this CD, represents just
two of the best shows of the season. If we look closely at the early Vegas act
of August 1971 we can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great
shows. Elvis singing straight to the audience without pauses or jokes, the
performance is solid and rough; the basic track listing is presented superbly.
Songs like Proud Mary, Sweet Caroline or Polk Salad Annie never sounded better;
Elvis is still dynamic on stage especially in songs like Suspicious Minds. He
presents the best of his repertoire from the last two years. The only new song
is the single I’m Leaving, heavily promoted during all of 1971 and sang until
1974.

The man looks, sings and moves in a
great way. Elvis is still performing at the height of his ability despite the
presence of the golden cage of Vegas and the mediocre management, Elvis is still
into his music. His focus, the attitude and his relationship with the music are
still evident which enables him to deliver a great show. This level remains
throughout the season.

In spite
of the limitation of the audience tapes, we believe that overall in the early
seventy recording they represent the best to listen the Vegas shows.

These
recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound
quality isgood considering the
early season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve best possible
results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digitalrestoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to
give you the chance to listen with pleasure.

As
usually from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing
a collection of live photographs of the August season.

Tracks:

01. Also
Sprach Zarathustra1.17

02.
That's All Right, Mama2.18

03. I
Got A Woman 2.45

04.
Proud Mary 2.40

05.
Sweet Caroline 2.26

06. Polk
Salad Annie 4.02

07. It's
Impossible 2.47

08.
Heartbreak Hotel 1.40

09.
Hound Dog 1.29

10. I'm
Leaving 3.09

11.
Can't Help Falling in Love 1.32

TIME
25.24

Bonus
tracks:

12. Also
Sprach Zarathustra 1.16

13. That
All Right Mama 2.22

14. I
Got A Woman 2.37

15.
Proud Mary2.44

16.
Sweet Caroline 2.20

17. Polk
Salad Annie 4.19

18.
Intro 0.53

19.
Johnny B. Goode 1.44

20. It's
Impossible 2.48

21: Love
Me 1.32

22: Blue
Suede Shoes/Whola Lotta.. 1.36

23:
Heartbreak Hotel 1.33

24:
Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel 2.15

25. It's
Over 2.09

26.
Hound Dog (fs) 1.30

27:
Hound Dog 1.28

28:
Suspicious Minds 5.32

29: Band
Intro 3.25

30: I'm
Leaving 3.15

31:
Bridge Over Troubled Water 5.50

32:
Can't Help Falling Love 2.09

TIME
54.26

Approximate Total running
time: 79.40

Source: E-mail - April 15, 2009

New Artwork for The Last Vegas Opening Night

We just received a new artwork for the upcoming CD "The Last Vegas Opening Night".
Source: E-mail - April 1, 2009

The Last Vegas Opening Night

Straight Arrow label announced its 12th
release near the end of December; a double CD with the famous December 2nd,
1976 Opening Night. Some fans are asking, “Why is this release delayed and will
it ever see the daylight?”. The answer
is very simple: Straight Arrow is here to give you the best possible quality. We
originally intended to use a 1978 first generation copy for this release, simply
because we figured that the original tape was no longer around or could no
longer be traced. But then, as the project was almost near completion, our
search for the original tape finally paid off, and we got in touch with the
person who recorded the concert and owns the original 120-minute master tape.
The sound fidelity and overall quality of this tape is FAR superior to any copy
in circulation, and unlike these copies is also 100% complete!

The negotiations took some time, but we came to an
agreement, and the Straight Arrow team is now working its magic on the original
tape. We can assure you that you will be impressed when you hear this; one of
the King’s finest ’76 concerts in a remarkably clear and dynamic sound. The
person who recorded the show also wrote the liner notes, a unique eye-witness
perspective from a person who was THERE and describes the show in fascinating
detail.

Approx. runing time:101 minutes

source : e-mail - March 27, 2009

Rock My Soul Out Now

Rock My Soul, the latest Madison CD is out now. It will be the label's
final release. From everyone at Madison,
we bid you a fond, affectionate farewell.

source: e-mail - March 21, 2009

Rock My Soul - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 5

Up next from Madison will be "Rock My Soul - Standing
Room Only Tapes, Vol. 5," with a fully-illustrated, 16-page booklet.

"Rock My Soul" concludes the chronicling of Elvis in a hot rehearsal at RCA
Hollywood. Hear Presley, the TCB band, and the Stamps Quartet run down the
upcoming tour with a focus and a sense of fun, with unexpected delights like
"Young and Beautiful" and a stunning gospel jam, featuring only Elvis,
Charlie Hodge on piano and the Stamps providing backing and sometimes lead
vocals. This spirited closing segment is presented as it was recorded then,
with piano on one channel and vocals on the other.

Finally, fans can enjoy the unedited second half of this March 31, 1972
rehearsal -- in superb STEREO!

Total: 65:06

source : e-mail - March 15, 2009

Las Vegas Attraction Number 1

Here we have the Frontcover from the Showroom Records Release Las Vegas Attraction Number 1.
This is the new title for the CD, earlier we mentioned it as A Dinner Show In Bright Light City.
Source: e-mail - March 9, 2009

That’s The Way It Is – The Complete Works

Out now is the superb DVD & CD Box-Set "That's The Way It Is - The Complete Works.
The packaging is brilliant, and the editing is wonderful. Only too bad that the sound on the CD's are in MONO, but overall this is a great set.
We won't go into details for this box-set, so we added link of a review by our good friends at
Elvisnews.
Update March 9, 2009

I Just Can't Help Believin' / The Last Opening Night

As recorded at the Hilton Hotel showroom in Las
Vegas, Nevada, December 2nd, 1976, Opening show.

Straight Arrow label announced its 12th
release near the end of December; a double CD with the famous December 2nd,
1976 Opening Night. Some fans are asking, “Why is this release delayed and will
it ever see the daylight?”. The answer
is very simple: Straight Arrow is here to give you the best possible quality. We
originally intended to use a 1978 first generation copy for this release, simply
because we figured that the original tape was no longer around or could no
longer be traced. But then, as the project was almost near completion, our
search for the original tape finally paid off, and we got in touch with the
person who recorded the concert and owns the original 120-minute master tape.
The sound fidelity and overall quality of this tape is FAR superior to any copy
in circulation, and unlike these copies is also 100% complete!

The negotiations took some time, but we came to an
agreement, and the Straight Arrow team is now working its magic on the original
tape. We can assure you that you will be impressed when you hear this; one of
the King’s finest ’76 concerts in a remarkably clear and dynamic sound. The
person who recorded the show also wrote the liner notes, a unique eye-witness
perspective from a person who was THERE and describes the show in fascinating
detail.

Excerpts from the sleeve notes:

"There was a surprise then, as Elvis decided to sing
"I Just Can't Help Believin'", creating pure magic and getting well-deserved
applause. The mood changed completely: "Fever" was as sexy as ever, as Elvis,
did exaggerated leg movements in the red spotlight. Charlie brought out a blue
chair, but Elvis refused it, and began to tell the poignant story that led into
"Softly As I Leave You". A pulsating intro could only mean one thing - "Polk
Salad Annie". Elvis moved to the funky new arrangement and the heavy rock beat,
raising excitement levels in the showroom."

"The
show - probably the second longest of Elvis's career - was drawing to a close.
Elvis treated the audience to a fine "Bridge Over Troubled Water", introduced
his father, thanked the crowd "for making this opening night really fantastic",
and, ignoring requests for yet more songs, began "Can't Help Falling In Love".
The-usual scarf-and-kiss routine drew many fans to the edge of the stage. Two
tiny girls in blue dresses were put up onto the stage. Elvis acknowledged the
crowd's ovation before disappearing under the descending gold curtain. He'd
never be quite as dynamic again during the 12-day season, but it had been an
opening night to remember - over 100 Magic Minutes."

Approx. runing time:101 minutes

source : e-mail - February 21, 2009

April Fool's Dinner

The upcoming CD-release by the Southern Comfort / Audionics
"team-up" is entitled "APRIL FOOL'S DINNER", and it contains the excellent April
1st, 1975 dinner show. Import collectors first heard this recording via the 1980
vinyl release "Rockin' with Elvis April Fool's Day." This was later dubbed
directly from vinyl for its 1992 CD debut, complete with pops and clicks. This
new release marks the first time since the original LP that the original
audience master tape has been used - and naturally it has received a significant
upgrade using topnotch industry equipment. This stellar show is also now
complete: "Can't Help Falling In Love" and "Closing Vamp" from this show were
actually on the original tape. These were restored to the best of our abilities,
and are now included, warts and all. On the original LP and CD, these songs were
borrowed from RCA's 1974 "Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis" album. The April Fool’s Day
performance shows Elvis at his best – a far cry from the problematic October ’74
shows – he’s in excellent voice, and he performs a solid mix of classic songs
and recent additions. Elvis is both entertaining and witty, and actually sounds
like a seasoned Vegas pro. April 1st also marked the final day for
bass player Duke Bardwell, who in all did 181 shows with Elvis, despite the fact
that their relationship often was a bit strained. Duke had experienced some
great highs and some terrible lows with Elvis, but at this stage he was fed up
with it all and relieved that it would soon be over.

The first two Midnight Show bonus tracks are from a booth tape and the other 4
tracks (first heard on "Rocking With the King April's Fool Day" Vol. 2.) are
from a decent quality audience tape. The prior release of the closing show was de-noised in a
rather destructive way, and has been restored to optimal quality for the Elvis
connoisseur.

All accompanying photographs were taken in March - May 1975 at the Las Vegas
Hilton hotel and on the subsequent concert tour. The CD will be presented in a
beautiful 3-panel digipack and is scheduled for late February '09.

source: e-mail - February 10, 2009

Sunset Rundown & A Hilton Double-Shot !

Happy New Year!

The next Madison releases, coming soon, will be "Sunset Rundown -
Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 4" and "A Hilton Double-Shot !" The
former will be a standard issue, with fully-illustrated, 16-page
booklet, while the latter will appear in a limited-edition digipak, with
gorgeous color photos!

"Sunset Rundown" details a unique day, filmed for "Elvis On Tour."
At the end of March 1972, MGM's documentary cameras captured Elvis
Presley at a rollicking Los Angeles rehearsal at RCA Hollywood. Against
a stark background -- no audience -- Presley, the TCB band, and the
Stamps Quartet ran down the upcoming tour at the Sunset Boulevard studio
with vigor and a few surprises, with selections like "Until It's Time
For You To Go," "For The Good Times" and "Burning Love."

Now, one may enjoy the unedited first half of this March 31, 1972
rehearsal -- the second half will comprise Volume 5 of the Standing Room
Only Tapes series -- in superb STEREO!

Total Time = 65:08

-------

"A Hilton Double-Shot !" offer two dynamic soundboard recordings
from the Las Vegas Hilton with IMPROVED sound, for those collectors who
may have missed them the first time around.

CD 1 features the Monday, September 4, 1972 DS, the penultimate
appearance of his 1972 "summer festival." Elvis offers a gentle, wry
performance for his fans, including "about 250" from England. And CD 2
unleashes the Friday, February 2, 1973 MS, a period where Elvis returned
to "Sin City" a conqueror of all media.

source : e-mail - January 25, 2009 ( added cover of Sunset
Rundown )

Countdown To Christmas Out Now !

"Straight Arrow" is
planning a special 2CD set for early 2009, with an unreleased Las Vegas December
2nd, 1976 Opening Night show. The "Straight Arrow" team has been looking for
good sounding tape for years. Finally, they managed to obtain a 1st generation
copy of an original "stereo" audience-recorded tape for this project. Opening
Night '76 was a unique event - it was probably the second longest show of Elvis’
career and one of his very best 1976 concerts. Arriving from Anaheim, CA, with
young love Ginger Alden by his side, he was ready to conquer Las Vegas once
again. During the Opening night, he sang an ultra-rare "I Just Can't Help
Believin'", and sang one of greatest-ever versions of "Bridge Over Troubled
Water". Elvis was in great mood, joking with fellow performer Glen Campbell thru
the show. It was also the last time that Elvis performed two full versions of
his 1976 "trademark" song "Hurt".

Approximate
running time: 104 minutes.

More details later.

source: e-mail - December 27, 2008

The Brightest Star On Sunset Boulevard

THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL TAPE OF JULY 24, 1970 at RCA
STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD

After the successful releases of " Vegas Rhythm "
and " You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country –Volume 1 " we are
proud to tell that Fort Baxter wanted to join forces with them ,releasing
" The Brightest Star Of Sunset Boulevard Volume 1 and 2 ".

We at Gravelroad music, loved the idea and know the high
standards Fort Baxter lives up to. It has to be an excellent release, so we
said; " Great let's do it , but…. A 2 cd value Digipack and working with the
original recording! So everybody will have the change to have it complete
this time". Value for money is needed in these times.

The moment we started to work we discovered that the
original sound was much clearer and much more spread to left and right. The
background instruments where suddenly present. Elvis voice was in the room and
were present there at the rehearsal.

We knew it is a justified release, no compressors,
limiters, etc.

It's exciting and more … pure Elvis

DISC 1

1.That's All Right

;

2.I Got A Woman

;

3.The Wonder Of You

;

4.I've Lost You

;

5.The Next Step Is Love

;

6.Stranger In
The Crowd

;

7.You've Lost That Lovin'
Feeling

;

8.Something

;

9.Don't Cry Daddy #1

;

10.Don't Cry Daddy
#2

;

11.You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

;

12.Polk Salad Annie

;

13.Bridge Over Troubled Water

;

14.I Can't
Stop Loving You

;

15.Just Pretend / Don't
it makes you wanna go home (few lines)

;

16.Sweet Caroline / Love me tender (few lines)

;

17.Words

DISC 2

1. Suspicious Minds

;

2. I Just Can't Help Believin' #1

;

3. I
Just Can't Help Believin' #2

;

4. Tomorrow
Never Comes / Running Scared (few lines)

;

5. Mary In The Morning

;

6. Twenty Days
And Twenty Nights

;

7. You've Lost That
Lovin' Feeling

;

8. I Just Can't Help
Believin' #3

;

9. Heart Of Rome
(uncensored) & reprise

;

10.Memories

;

11.Johnny B. Goode

;

12.Make The World Go Away / Delilah (few lines)

;

13.Stranger In My Own Home Town (uncensored)

;

14. I Washed My Hand In Muddy Water

" You Know, It Don't Have To Be Strictly Country
–Volume 2 " is delayed due to this release. Good things need time. Also
various other old Baxter and Bilko titles will be released by us next year from
the original tapes and reels.

source: e-mail - December 11, 2008

Countdown To Christmas

As recorded live at
the Las Vegas, Nevada, Hilton Hotel showroom, December 09, 1975, 10 P.M.

The "Straight Arrow" label will release its 11th CD, entitled "COUNTDOWN TO
CHRISTMAS" (SA 2008-11-02), in December 2008.

December 1975 marked the
first time ever that Elvis worked around the winter holidays. Why did Colonel
Parker take the risk to play before Christmas when even shows by regular Las
Vegas performers suffered from poor attendances? The main reason was Elvis
financial situation but The Colonel was keen on fulfilling the August 1975
contract too. The ol’ gambler took the situation as a challenge and booked Elvis
at the Hilton from December 2nd til the 15th for a total
of 16 shows. And once again, he hit the jackpot - all shows were sold out.

Elvis was in great voice
throughout the engagement; "My Boy", "How Great Thou Art", "Burning Love", "Just
Pretend" and "America The Beautiful" were memorable highlights during these
shows. However, Elvis’ physical appearance was somewhat alarming; in December he
appeared even heavier than in August, and his face was puffy and bloated.
Nevertheless, this season was a huge success, and for the closing show on
December 15th , there were more people at the Hilton showroom alone
than in all other Las Vegas showrooms together.

The December 9th,
10 P.M. show as presented here is fairly typical of this strong engagement.
There are no weak moments during the show, but several performances deserve
special mention: a robust "Trying To Get To You", a surprisingly wild version of
"Polk Salad Annie" and a fast-paced "Burning Love" are ample proof that 'Elvis -
The King' could still rock whenever he wanted to. 'Elvis - The Crooner' gave his
all on songs like "And I Love You So", "Just Pretend" and "Softly As I Leave
You". The unofficial national anthem "America The Beautiful" and the Gospel
favorite "How Great Thou Art" are outstanding performances.

This engagement marked the last time that Elvis' concerts were of such a consistently high standard. Later his shows
would become increasingly erratic, and whilst were some truly great concerts,
many of them varied from average to rather poor, no matter how much Elvis tried.
In December '75, Elvis tried too - and for the last time, he managed to pull it
off, night after night.

This previously unreleased live recording originates directly from 1st
generation copy of recently surfaced new master tape, as recorded by an audience
member. The audio-quality of the recording is very
good for an off-line recording. The sound was completely restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best
possible quality for your optimal listening pleasure.

It's almost unnecessary to repeat that Straight Arrow will present this CD with
a full-colour, 16-page booklet with many photos (incl. some rare ones) taken
during December 1975 Las Vegas engagement and huge collection of reproduced
Elvis Christmas memorabilia from 1958-1975. The Straight Arrow team thank you
for your support and
wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year 2009 and hopes that
you will enjoy this special Holiday release!

Augusta - Once And For All

Soon to be
released is the latest production from “Rainbow Records”. This release will
feature the complete performance of Elvis Presley in Augusta, Maine - recorded
May 24, 1977.

The
producers have been able to locate the original audience-recorded tape. Using
24bit audio transfer they achieved an optimum sound of this recording. We think
that with our 6th release we can bring you the best sounding disc so far.

Although
Elvis was clearly not in the best shape regarding his physical appearance his
voice was strong and powerful as always. “Never Been To Spain” which
unfortunately was only intoned or the performance of “You Gave Me A Mountain”,
“Little Sister” and “My Way” prove that his spirit and feeling for many of his
songs was still there.

The
funny moment when Felton Jarvis was on stage during “If You Love Me” is pictured
in the 20-pages booklet which is loaded with shots from the actual concert (we
actually had a total of 150 great photos to choose from). We also included a
scan of the ticket stub, a newspaper announcement for the concert and 2
different show reviews. All in all you will get a nearly perfect overview of
what Elvis was able to deliver to his audience on May 24th, 1977.

For
Augusta the “Elvis Presley Show” was a once in a lifetime experience. We hope
that this CD will be – at least - a proof that “Elvis 77” was still pleasing his
audiences.

Tracklisting:

01 -
[01:01] - Also Sprach Zarathustra

02 -
[03:44] - See See Rider

03 -
[00:29] - Never Been To Spain

04 -
[08:33] - I Got A Woman / Amen

05 -
[01:59] - Love Me

06 -
[03:25] - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)

07 -
[03:31] - You Gave Me A Mountain

08 -
[02:11] - Jailhouse Rock

09 -
[03:57] - O Sole Mio / It's Now Or Never

10 -
[01:52] - Little Sister

11 -
[02:21] - Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel

12 -
[04:11] - My Way

13 -
[01:44] - Heartbreak Hotel

14 -
[02:41] - Band Introductions

15 -
[01:45] - Early Morning Rain

16 -
[00:51] - What'd I Say

17 -
[00:58] - Johnny B. Goode

18 -
[02:25] - Drum Solo

19 -
[01:38] - Bass Solo

20 -
[01:13] – Tony Brown Solo

21 -
[01:47] - Bobby Ogdin Solo

22 -
[01:01] - School Days

23 -
[02:15] - Hurt

24 -
[02:19] - Hound Dog

25 -
[01:49] - Can't Help Falling In Love

26 - [01:59] - Closing Vamp / Final Announcement

source : e-mail - December 3, 2008

The King Creole Outtakes

Soon to be out is the CD titled "The King Creole Outtakes", we will add further details soon.
Source: e-mail - November 30, 2008

Grand Roulette At The Sahara

As recorded live in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel showroom, May 6th, 1973 - Midnight show.
The forthcoming "Memory Records" label CD release is entitled "GRAND ROULETTE AT THE SAHARA". In 1973, Elvis appeared at Del Webb‘s Sahara
Tahoe hotel for the second time since July/August 1971, and his concerts were an even bigger succes this time, with all tickets being sold out
in advance.
This CD features the previously unreleased Midnight show from May 6th, 1973. It’s a rather typical set with no real surprises, but
nevertheless Elvis is in fine fettle and gives a strong and entertaining show for an enthusiastic crowd.

The setlist is fairly similar to
"Aloha From Hawaii", with flawless performances of "Steamroller Blues", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "What Now My Love" and "I'll Remember You"
being particular highlights. Other strong performances include a haunting "I'm Leavin'", a majestic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and the
surprising addition of "It's Over", just before the show’s conclusion. Even if this not the greatest concert ever by 'The King', it is
nevertheless much more than just a professional "casino show routine" – it’s the world's greatest entertainer running his grand roulette at
the Sahara Tahoe hotel.
This previously unreleased recording was taken from an early generation copy of the original master tape, as recorded by a member of the audience. All tracks were digitally restored for your best possible listening pleasure. All accompanying photographs were taken between February and July 1973.
Tracks:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 02. C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me Tender - 05. Steamroller Blues - 06. Surrender (excerpt) / You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 07. You Gave Me A Mountain - 08. Love Me - 09. Blue Suede Shoes - 10. Heartbreak Hotel - 11. Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (medley) - 12. Hound Dog - 13. I'm Leavin' - 14. Fever - 15. What Now My Love - 16. Suspicious Minds - 17. Band Introductions - 18. I'll Remember You - 19. I Can't Stop Loving You - 20. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 21. A Big Hunk O'Love - 22. It's Over - 23. Can't Help Falling In Love - 24. Closing Vamp.
Approximate running time: 56:54
Source: e-mail - November 23, 2008

Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3

We just added the cover art to the previous news.

The next Madison release will be Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room
Only Tapes, Vol. 3.

One of the changes in 1972, after wife Priscilla left their
marriage, was a move back into his empty Hillcrest home in Los Angeles,
in early March. Was it any surprise that several of the songs done a
few weeks later, at RCA's Studio C in nearby Hollywood, were downcast or
bluesy? When MGM's cameras moved in for a one-day "mock" session
sequence, Elvis and band rocked it up with "Burning Love" and "Johnny B.
Goode," but also showed Presley's true mood with selections like "For
The Good Times," "Always On My Mind" and "Separate Ways."

Now, for the very first time, hear the complete, unedited March 30,
1972 "mock" session in superb STEREO!

Total Time = 73:10

source : e-mail - October 26, 2008

Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3

The next Madison release will be Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room
Only Tapes, Vol. 3.

One of the changes in 1972, after wife Priscilla left their
marriage, was a move back into his empty Hillcrest home in Los Angeles,
in early March. Was it any surprise that several of the songs done a
few weeks later, at RCA's Studio C in nearby Hollywood, were downcast or
bluesy? When MGM's cameras moved in for a one-day "mock" session
sequence, Elvis and band rocked it up with "Burning Love" and "Johnny B.
Goode," but also showed Presley's true mood with selections like "For
The Good Times," "Always On My Mind" and "Separate Ways."

Now, for the very first time, hear the complete, unedited March 30,
1972 "mock" session in superb STEREO!

Total Time = 73:10

source : e-mail - October 21, 2008

December Night

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the middle of November is titled "December Night" and will feature an unreleased complete show from Las Vegas
December 04th , 1976 Midnight Show in great audio quality.
As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity; however in the past we pressed The Sound of Vegas vol.1 with focus on August 1973.
This time, after fans requests, our tenth release will be a concert from the Vegas December 76 season, we are proud to present a very rare and complete show.
Despite 1976 being not a great year, Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
The Midnight Show from December 4th, as presented on this CD is a great show, with a great variety of songs, all performed with quality in a very high standard. If we
look closely at the last Vegas season, we can see that Elvis although a little tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings
straight to the audience with pauses and jokes, but the performance is still solid; the variety of the repertoire is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, You Gave
Me a Mountain or Polk Salad Annie sound great; he presents some good oldies like Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Trying To Get To You and Jailhouse Rock which are performed well. The
vocal power is demonstrated in the last single HURT where Elvis’ voice reaches practically the sky, followed immediately by Hawaiian Wedding Song one of his best ballads.
With the exception of some jokes like It’s Now Or Never or Hound Dog the show is PERFECT and is a pleasure to hear over and over thanks also to the fantastic audio
quality that gives us the possibility for a hour to go back to the past .The best song from this midnight show is very hard to find, because the repertoire is solid,
however we think the middle of You Gave me A Mountain and Polk Salad Annie has the right spirit of the show and the season.

This recording came from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is Very Very Good considering the limitation of the Audience Tape. The sound is
clear with no audience background noise, the mix is great with practically all instrument presented in the original balance without any manipulation, a GREAT Tape For A
Great Show a rare combination that we hope you can enjoy. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over
the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.

The Talk Of The Town

As
recorded live from the mixing desk of the Hilton hotel showroom in Las
Vegas, Nevada, January 26th, 1972 (Opening night).

AUDIONICS 2008-03-2 / 2001

Here is the covert art of the
forthcoming release "THE TALK OF THE TOWN" from the Audionics & 2001 labels. It
is their second release of this special partnership and this CD will feature the
Las Vegas, January 26, 1972 Opening show as taken directly from first generation
DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.

This classic concert includes first
ever live performances of "Never Been To
Spain", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "Until It's Time For You To Go", "A Big Hunk
O' Love", "An American Trilogy" and "I'll Remember You".

For this reissue, we worked directly from the first
generation DAT, and we were able to make significant audio improvements,
compared to original 1997 release. "Audionics / 2001" hope that this special
joint-production will satisfy all those fans who have been asking for a reissue
of this essential concert. This CD is scheduled for late October .

Excerpt from
the sleeve note:

"Mid January
1972. Richard Nixon was in the Whitehouse, the anthemic "American Pie" topped
the singles charts and NASA were working hard on Apollo 16, the penultimate
manned Moon mission. Ali was still the Champ, and at cinemas all over the world
people thrilled to the latest James Bond adventure, as Sean Connery battled the
evil mastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Diamonds Are Forever". In Las Vegas,
America's entertainment and gambling capital, Elvis was about to hit town for
his sixth Vegas season at the Hilton Hotel and to paraphrase a snippet from a
certain 1964 platter, "the whole town was talking".

'The 37 year
old legend is back, Vegas wakes and smiles'

Elvis
arrived in Vegas on the eighteenth of January and rehearsals began the following
day. Rumoured song try-outs included Joe Cocker's "Delta Lady" and the Walker
Brothers classic "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Neil Diamond's "Holly
Holly" is also rumoured to have been given a test drive.

New songs
that did make it into the live set included Marty Robbin's "You Gave Me A
Mountain", as well as "It's Over" and "It's Impossible". Thankfully an updated
arrangement of the fifties classic "Big Hunk Of Love" also made it to the stage.
Along with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", many fans site 'Hunk' as the most successful 50s
studio to live 70s transition.

Elvis hit
the stage running on the 26th January and presented one of the finest setlists
of his career. Luckily, we have the complete show available on this fantastic CD
in remastered sound, and what a treat it is! 'The 37 year old legend is back,
Vegas wakes and smiles' gushed Billboard magazine. Make no mistake, Elvis
was flying high in January 1972, and earning the best reviews of his career."

Trying To Get To You Out Now

The "Straight Arrow" label 10th release, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA
2008-10-02), is out now.

"Straight Arrow" is planning another CD release for early November, with an
unreleased Las Vegas December 9th,
1975 (10 P.M.) show. Once again "Straight Arrow" team managed to obtain an
ORIGINAL AUDIENCE-RECORDED TAPE (different and much better sounding than the
recording in circulation). More details later.

source: e-mail - September 23,
2008

Then Sings My Soul

Soon to be released is the latest production from the “Rainbow Records” label. With their 5th release they fulfill a request that some fans wrote down in a well-known messageboard. The upcoming 2 CD set will contain a never before released show from the Sahara Tahoe – Engagement ’76 – it is the Midnight Show of May 7, 1976.
There were several reasons why this show was chosen for a release. First of all – it had to be unreleased. Of course, the show should contain some interesting, unusual material, maybe a short version of a seldom performed song? Another important aspect was to find a tape that has a listenable, decent sound quality for a release. And here we go:

During our research we learned that many people did not expect Elvis to do a show with more than 60 minutes. Well, bad luck for those who tried to tape the show on a 60 minutes tape, because Elvis was on stage more longer than that. This means, those who recorded on 60 minutes tapes have only incomplete shows, ending during the song “My Way”. The smart fans decided to record the show on a 90 minutes tape. Bad luck for them because the recording ends in the middle of “It’s Now Or Never” and Elvis was still not through with his show….
A pity, that to our knowledge and research we didn’t find a single fan who recorded the complete show with the use of a 2nd cassette tape. But the eyewitnesses told us, that Elvis was on stage for only five additional minutes performing “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and waving good-bye during the “Closing Vamp”. So what did the “Rainbow Records” label do for you ?
We restored the Midnight Show performance and added the missing part of “It’s Now Or Never” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” from the Dinner Show from the same date. You will be surprised about the sound because both sources are very similar.
What did we do with the rest of the free space on our 2nd disc? We decided to give you more Elvis, of course! While the rest of the Dinner Show was used to complete the Midnight Show we thought you might want to hear the other performances from that day as well. We had to exclude the band introductions because of limited capacity on the disc, but we managed to keep in all songs sung by Elvis.

Content:
Of course, you will find the tracklist at the end of this announcement, but we want to point out some real beauties of this set. The first one is “How Great Thou Art”. Actually, Elvis sang the song twice this day - both versions have this special gospel feeling Elvis was able to create. This inspired us to use an excerpt of the lyrics and name this release “Then Sings My Soul”. Then we have “That’s All Right” which demonstrates like “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” that Elvis was able to play acoustic guitar, of course. He performed a rare version of “The Wonder Of You” (1976!!!) during the Midnight Show and during the Dinner Show he entertained the audience by singing “It’s Midnight”, now known as the last live version ever.
The 3rd release by Rainbow Records was called “Vegas Variety – Vol.2” and featured the Midnight Show December 11, 1976. With this release the formerly wrong titled track “When God Calls Me Home” was presented for the very first time in the correct way which is “Until Then”. With the new “Then Sings My Soul” release it happened again that a formerly wrong titled track “Lara’s Theme” is presented with its correct name which is “Theme from Love Story”. We hope you appreciate our efforts to bring you a booklet full of well researched information and complimentary pictures and memorabilia.
Don’t miss this release. You will get 100% never before released material on 2 CDs. Each disc has a total running time of more than 79 minutes and the booklet will feature great liner notes on 20 pages in full colour!

Trying To Get To You

As
recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The
"Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in
September 2008.

Elvis' May '77 tour was very uneven, compared to all his earlier ones. He
performed 14 shows in all, and at the beginning of tour, he was lethargic and
looking really unwell. There were alarming moments, like when Elvis left the
stage in Baltimore, MD, for 20 minutes or when he did very lackluster shows in
Philadelphia on May 28th or in
Baton Rouge on June 1st. However,
as the tour progressed, on some evenings Elvis showed that he could still
deliver. Recorded evidence shows that the best concerts are May 24-27, May 30
and June 2nd. The Rochester, May 25th,
1977 concert as presented on this CD was the 6th
stop of the tour, and his 1st
concert in New York State in '77.

Even
in '77 there were moments of brilliance in some of Elvis concerts. In
Rochester, Elvis appeared to be in a good mood and in strong voice, giving solid
performances of "You Gave Me A Mountain", "One Night", "My Way" and "Hurt" among
others. One song that deserves special mention is the title song. For some
reason, "Trying To Get
To You" was probably the only classic 50s track that Elvis always treated with
respect - even in his last months.

The
audio-quality of the recording is quite good. As you've come to expect from us,
Straight Arrow managed to obtain the ORIGINAL TAPE as recorded by the same
person that taped the Richfield '76 concert, which we released earlier this
year. The recording was completely restored and the sound was upgraded for the
best possible listening pleasure.

It's
almost unnecessary to add that Straight Arrow will present this CD with a full-colour,
16-page booklet with approximately 40 photos from the actual concert, incl. some
never-before seen ones.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, with the rather silly title "JAILHOUSE ROCK MAN IN CONCERT" (Great Dane
label, 1993). The sound of this CD which also had a couple of glitches and
mastering errors is not to be compared with therich and atmospheric audience sound on our new release.
Why settle for a Lada when you can have a brand new, shiny
Cadillac? Do yourself a favour and get this little beauty
today. Rock with the King, '77 style we assure you, even the cynics among you
will be pleasantly surprised!

Red-Hot In Richmond

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume Two

The next Madison label release will be Red-Hot In Richmond -
Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 2.

This fiery performance, captured in Richmond, Virginia by a
battery of MGM documentary cameras on Monday, April 10, 1972, has been
issued once before -- but this time it's far more complete, and in GREAT
SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the show mixed down from
MGM's multi-track tapes into superb STEREO!

Snippets of this evening made the final cut of MGM's "Elvis On
Tour," although with hindsight, it seems this was a major mistake.
Ripping tracks like "Proud Mary," "It's Over," "Hound Dog," "For The
Good Times" "Polk Salad Annie" and "An American Trilogy" were top
shelf. And Elvis was in very, very good humour the entire night -- oh,
yes, you're in for a real treat.

Trying To Get To You

As
recorded live in Rochester, New York, Community War Memorial, May 25th, 1977.

The
"Straight Arrow" label will release its 10th CD, entitled "TRYING TO GET TO YOU" (SA 2008-10-02), in
late August 2008.

Elvis' May '77 tour was very uneven, compared to all his earlier ones. He
performed 14 shows in all, and at the beginning of tour, he was lethargic and
looking really unwell. There were alarming moments, like when Elvis left the
stage in Baltimore, MD, for 20 minutes or when he did very lackluster shows in
Philadelphia on May 28th or in
Baton Rouge on June 1st. However,
as the tour progressed, on some evenings Elvis showed that he could still
deliver. Recorded evidence shows that the best concerts are May 24-27, May 30
and June 2nd. The Rochester, May 25th,
1977 concert as presented on this CD was the 6th
stop of the tour, and his 1st
concert in New York State in '77.

Even
in '77 there were moments of brilliance in some of Elvis concerts. In
Rochester, Elvis appeared to be in a good mood and in strong voice, giving solid
performances of "You Gave Me A Mountain", "One Night", "My Way" and "Hurt" among
others. One song that deserves special mention is the title song. For some
reason, "Trying To Get
To You" was probably the only classic 50s track that Elvis always treated with
respect - even in his last months.

The
audio-quality of the recording is quite good. As you've come to expect from us,
Straight Arrow managed to obtain the ORIGINAL TAPE as recorded by the same
person that taped the Richfield '76 concert, which we released earlier this
year. The recording was completely restored and the sound was upgraded for the
best possible listening pleasure.

It's
almost unnecessary to add that Straight Arrow will present this CD with a full-colour,
16-page booklet with approximately 40 photos from the actual concert, incl. some
never-before seen ones.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, with the rather silly title "JAILHOUSE ROCK MAN IN CONCERT" (Great Dane
label, 1993). The sound of this CD which also had a couple of glitches and
mastering errors is not to be compared with therich and atmospheric audience sound on our new release.
Why settle for a Lada when you can have a brand new, shiny
Cadillac? Do yourself a favour and get this little beauty
today. Rock with the King, '77 style we assure you, even the cynics among you
will be pleasantly surprised!

SEPTEMBER NIGHTS

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the beginning of September is titled "September Nights" and will feature two unreleased shows from Las Vegas
September 04, 1970 Dinner Show (part only) + the complete show from September 07, 1970 Closing Night.
As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to provide unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his ability. In this our
ninth release, we are proud to present two very rare shows, one complete and part of the second to give you a more complete view of the last part of Elvis August 1970
season. Despite being the end of the season, Elvis' love of singing is clear in these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them.
The Dinner show from September 4th, as presented on this CD is almost complete, missing the last two tracks only. If we look closely at the late Vegas act of
September 1970 we can see that Elvis although tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings straight to the audience with pauses and
jokes, but the performance is still solid and rough; the basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, Youve Lost that Loving Feeling or Polk
Salad Annie sound great; he presents the best of his repertoire from the season. The best song from this dinner show is without doubt the oldie One Night here performed
in a very rough and concentrated way surely the best version of the season.

The Closing Show of a memorable season maybe the best one, although shorter with respect to the early shows and not of comparable intensity but still valuable. Elvis
performs the show in essence as his greatest hits of the season and he performs it as only he can at that moment. Songs like I Just Cant Help Believing, Youve Lost
Than Loving Feeling and Polk Salad Annie sound solid and well performed overall with feeling, the same feeling the we find at the end with Bridge Over Troubled Water, the
best song of the show.

These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is very good considering the early season. The sound was restored in a studio to
achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the
chance to listen with pleasure.
For the Third time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live unreleased photographs of the August season, with a wide
spectrum of jumpsuits included.

Directly From The 1972 Elvis Summer Festival

A new CD release from the Label "Las Vegas Archives" will release a show from the August 5, 1972 Dinner Show, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Songs:
2001 Theme / See See Rider / Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / Youve Lost That Loving Feeling / Polk Salad Annie / What Now My Love / Fever / Carry Me Back To Old
Virginia (excerpt) /Love Me / Little Sister/Get Back / A Big Hunk Of Love / The Wonder Of You / Hound Dog / Blue Suede Shoes / My Way / Suspicious Minds / Band
Introductions / American Trilogy / Cant Help Falling In Love/Closing Vamp
Bonus songs:
(August 5, 1972 Midnight Show Hilton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada)
Proud Mary / Never Been To Spain / The Wonder Of You / For The Good Times / My Way /
Johnny B. Good
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

New Import CD Label SURPRISE RECORDS

Coming late August or early September.
Surprise Records proudly presents ...
a new CD full with great Elvis songs taken directly from the Joan Deary Tapes!
24 great Elvis tracks with a total playing time over 77 minutes - in stunning never-before heard sound quality.
The late Joan Deary (Elvis' RCA record producer) worked on these tracks for a possible future release on the "Greatest Hits" series, but after Volume 1 was released back then in 1981 (?) a Volume 2 never followed. So these professionally remixed tapes were put into the archives.
For years a CD-R was circulating with these great tracks, but now for the first time they will be made available on a professional silver pressed disc!
This CD comes along with a beautiful full color booklet containing all necessary information about every track along with great pictures of Elvis. Also the lyrics to each song will be included - exactly transcribed word for word as Elvis did sing them!
Tracklist:
01. Hey Jude
02. Help Me Make It Through The Night
03. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Trade) 04. Ill Take You Home Again, Kathleen 05. When Im Over You 06. Always On My Mind 07. It Aint No Big Thing (But Its Growing) 08. Im Leavin
09. Where Do I Go From Here
10. Until Its Time For You To Go
11. If I Were You
12. Got My Mojo Working / Keep Your Hands Off Of It 13. Fool 14. This Is Our Dance 15. Cindy, Cindy 16. Separate Ways 17. (Thats What You Get) For Lovin Me 18. Life 19. Love Letters 20. Ill Never Know 21. We Can Make The Morning 22. Early Morning Rain 23. Sylvia 24. The Sound Of Your Cry
Surprise Records will also include a special bonus feature Look out for this great release that will be the first in a series of great future releases
Source: e-mail - July 30, 2008

A Greensboro Revolution !

Standing Room Only Tapes Volume One

Here's the covert art
of next Madison release A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes,
Volume One. It will be released soon and Volume Two should follow 3-4
weeks after.

This sparkling
performance, recorded in Greensboro, NC on Friday, April 14, 1972, in the
presence of MGM's documentary cameras, has been issued many times in the past,
but never in such GREAT SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the
show mixed down from MGM multi-track tapes into superb STEREO.

The April 1972 tour was
Presley's first of the year. And he was ready. Three outstanding
performances from this gig made the final cut of "Elvis On Tour" --
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," "An American Trilogy" and
"Funny How Time Slips Away." In 1992, "The Lost
Performances" gave fans a fourth visual, with the inclusion of
"Release Me." All are here, and the entire evening is a delight.

Raised On Vegas

The
forthcoming "Memory Records" label CD release is entitled "RAISED
ON VEGAS". Between
July 21-24, 1973 Elvis recorded 10 tracks at the legendary Stax Studios in
Memphis, Tennessee - but only one of these made it into his live act:
"Raised On Rock". Just a few weeks after these sessions, on August 6th,
Elvis opened another "Las Vegas Summer Festival" with the rather
unique concert presented on this CD.

During
this unusual show, Elvis performed "Trouble" from "King
Creole" (1958) and segued straight into the recent "Raised On
Rock". This is the only known live performance of the latter song. Later
in the show Elvis
surprised his audience with another live rarity: "Memphis Tennessee".
Elvis also introduced a contemporary favorite of his, "My Boy", a
rather hesitantly performed version that predates his studio-version by four
months.

1973
was a very busy year for Elvis. The triumph of the "Aloha" show was
followed by two Las Vegas seasons, two long tours, July, September and December
recording sessions, hospitalization for detoxification as well as the October
divorce. Elvis was truly caught in atrap,
both professionally and personally. By now, he was just as fed up with the
glitter and artificiality of Vegas as hed been of the Travelogue movies
just a few years earlier. Nevertheless, his opening and closing concerts in
Vegas were always special events and this one is no exception!

This
recording was taken from an early generation copy of the original master tape as
recorded by a member of the audience. The tape source is independent and of much
better quality, than the first 1st release of this show ("FIRE
IN VEGAS" - 1993). All tracks were digitally restored for your best
possible listening pleasure, and the speed was corrected. All accompanying
photographs were taken between April and August 1973.

(A
few of the first general reactions during a playback session of the master with
various Elvis fans)

These
are the first 22 amazing tracks collected from private collections of which many
for the first time in this shape on CD. These are the acetates which
Elvis took home to play-back and agreed to be released!

All
tracks have been digitally restored and re-mastered.

These
acetates often sounded better & different than what we know and made it to
the final release!

Some
tracks which appear to be known, are now for the first time in their more
complete form. This includes studio talk, count in, left & right channels,
longer fade outs or even different lyrics or simply differently sung. Most are
in stereo.As happened in the past, some releases only
used one channel (This was an easy way to reduce the distortion, but so much got
lost!) .The audio difference between tracks is purely
the source and the transfer. Some have been
transferred on to DAT, others on to regular cassette tapes in the past.Keep
in mind that the original acetates are various in playability. Original acetates
can only be played a few times (after that the quality gets less.)

We
chose for maximum sound quality per track instead of making them
similar to each other!In this way you always get the
best sound out of very recording.

The
basic synopsis for this release: The
first masters without dubbing, repairs in their complete form.
Unfortunately we don't have every master on acetate of the June and September
sessions. So we added some first takes to cover all songs. Also a few tracks of
work in progress, a rare chance to hear, a song still being built up to a
complete dubbed master. Guide-strings, -horns, -backing vocals, the talking,
it's all there!

Something
which will strike everybody is, that Elvis's voice remains impressive on each
track.

Background
information;

It's
a public known fact that Elvis regularly disagreed with the released version of
the songs.Unluckily, he hardly made his point towards the ones responsible,
knowing there were times he was wrong and the song became a hit (In the ghetto,
Suspicious minds, Burning love & others)

This
cd contains the versions how Elvis liked it!All
together a really new kind of release which will make many Elvis fan's happy to
hear these rare acetates available in their best possible form. The purist will
be happy since no effects have been used to enhance the sound.There
are no further copies of acetates available in better sound, only a very few
copies were made of each song and most are gone or badly damaged. The acetate
lacquer wears out very fast, so every track is really unique.

Note:
None of the used versions are included on the recent FTD release of "That's
the way it is" or the forthcoming "Love letters from
Elvis". Only parts of the acetates, which you can enjoy in full version on
this cd are used in the documentary; Elvis "That's way it is".

The
cd contains 22 songs with a 20 pages full color booklet having extensive liner
notes to guide you through the songs, background info about Elvis' 1970 and
explains in detail what an acetate really is. Also why and how it's made.

This
is a limited release so we will be able to continue to release in chronologic
order, containing the original acetates in best possible condition. 1970 will be
a Volume 1 & 2 which will be release a little later this year.

"YOU
KNOW, IT DONT HAVE TO BE STRICTLY COUNTRY " VOLUME 1
is set for release this month ! Don't miss your opportunity to get the
Ultimate acetate collection.

The Final Farewell Out Now

OUT NOW! Rainbow Records has just released a 2 CD-Set entitledThe Final Farewell, containing the complete 76,30
minute-long performance of Elvis Presleys very last
concert on June 26th, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
There have already been a few CD- (and Vinyl) releases on this topic in the past. We believe that the one called ADIOS has been THE standard for the release of the
Indianapolis show for the last 15 years.

NOW Rainbow Records goes a little further with a new concept for a release of
this particular show. We are now able to present this historical event in its
entirety, including the opening act which was an undeniable part of the "Elvis
Presley Show" all through the 1970s. Disc 1 includes the opening act while
Disc 2 covers the actual show. The sound is brighter and clearer than ever
before and it gives you the perfect impression of what it must have felt like to
be in that large concert hall, together with thousands of fans, celebrating the
"King's" final concert of his June 77 tour. Sadly enough, nobody in the
crowd had any idea of what was going to happen only six weeks after.
This brandnew Rainbow Records release is rounded off by a great 20-page booklet
containing lots of photos plus all necessary information regarding the show. As
a special bonus, the first 250 copies of the 2 CD-set will include a DIN A3
poster showing Elvis holding both hands up to bid the fans an affectionate
- and final farewell.

Elvis Back With A Bang !

Here's the covert art of the
forthcoming release ELVIS BACK WITH A BANG! from the Audionics/Fort Baxter label.
This CD will feature the Las Vegas, March 22, 1975 Midnight show as taken
directly from 1st generation DAT copy of original mono soundboard tape.

This classic concert includes
ultimate performances of "Fairytale", "Green Green Grass Of
Home", "And I Love You So", "Promised Land" and the
rare "You're The
Reason I'm Living".

As you've come to expect from
Audionics team, the sound was restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best
possible results. And as usually, this new CD will come in a deluxe package with
a 16-page booklet, containing a collection of live photographs from March and
April, 1975 and informative liner notes. This CD is set for release in late
June. Don't miss your opportunity to get an ultimate release of legendary March
22, 1975 Midnight show!

Royal Gambit In Richfield Released

The
"Straight Arrow" label released his last CD entitled "ROYAL GAMBIT IN RICHFIELD."

The audio-quality of the recording is really stunning, especially considering
the fact that it was taped from the audience in a large stadium. Producers were
able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded by the same person that taped the
Johnson City and Orlando 1977 concerts released by STRAIGHT ARROW in 2006 as
"TENNESSEE STARLIGHT" and "GOING BACK IN TIME",
respectively.

Among
the Richfield highlights are powerful performances of "And I Love You
So", "America", "Hurt", "Heartbreak Hotel"
and especially "How Great Thou Art,'' performed with absolute
show-stopping brilliance. It is followed by an always-welcome, return-to-the
roots medley of "Mystery Train / Tiger Man."

Straight Arrow has seen fit to include a deluxe,
full-colour, 16-page
booklet with approximately 30 photos from the actual show, taken by four
different photographers. Once again, we are pleased to announce that the sleeve
notes were written by a fan who was happy to be there and is finally sharing his
precious memories of the occasion with us.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, entitled "FAIRY TALES" (Chips label, 1994). The sound of the
old CD was markedly inferior and also incomplete, running for just 74 minutes.
To the show's credit, it has long ranked on the "Top 40" import chart
as voted on by fans. Now a superior version can rightly take its place.

In
closing, "Straight Arrow" team would like to thank all of you for the
success of our label's previous release, "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" 2-CD
set. As a result of this surge of interest, four new Elvis concert CDs are
planned for 2008. We hope that you will enjoy the first of them - our springtime
release:"ROYAL GAMBIT IN
RICHFIELD."

A Greensboro Revolution !- Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol.1

The next Madison label
release will be A Greensboro Revolution! - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 1.

This sparkling
performance, recorded in Greensboro, NC on Friday, April 14, 1972, in the
presence of MGM's documentary cameras, has been issued many times in the past,
but never in such GREAT SOUND QUALITY. For the very first time, hear the
show mixed down from the multi-track tapes into superb STEREO.

The April 1972 tour was
Presley's first of the year. And he was ready. Three outstanding
performances from this gig made the final cut of "Elvis On Tour" --
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," "An American Trilogy" and
"Funny How Time Slips Away." In 1992, "The Lost
Performances" gave fans a fourth visual, with the inclusion of
"Release Me." All are here, and the entire evening is a delight.

Where No One Stands Alone

There are only a few
more days before the new ''REELTRAX ''label will come up with their second cd
titled '' Where No One Stands Alone ''.

REELTRAX is again
- able to present a great variety of HGTA-Outtakes on its brandnew 79:58 minutes
of listening pleasure-release in very good sound and better than you have heard
it before.

And if this would not
be enough reason to get the cd while you can: You won't believe your ears when
you hear the stunning sound on the 1966 private recording 'Oh How I Love
Jesus! The other two bonus tracks are also presented with noticeably better
sound than heard before. The tracklist is rounded off by a statementfrom Felton Jarvis who talks about HIS story how it came to work with
Elvis.

'' Where No One
Stands Alone'' contains a 20 (!!) page-booklet with all necessary information
regarding Elvis' legendary HGTA-Sessions.

Opening Night - January 1970 Released

Madison's last release titled Opening Night - January 1970
is out now. The soundboard recording of the January 26, 1970 opening show was
overall of poor quality because of severe microphone overload. It ain't perfect
but NOW, and for the FIRST TIME you will be able to enjoy this GREAT concert in
its entirety. This excellent new source has been greatly improved into a
surprisingly fuller, dynamic and warmer sound, and without any doubts the
best-ever sound fidelity attained on this amazing opening show of January 1970.

This limited edition of Opening Show - January 1970 will come with
a professionally designed 16-page booklet, liner notes, memorabilia and
photographs from Elvis' second Las Vegas season. Don't miss out soon a
remarkable concert and Closing Night - February 1970's
perfect companion, Opening Night - January 1970.

Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room Only Tapes, Vol. 3

The next Madison release will be Hillcrest Blues - Standing Room
Only Tapes, Vol. 3.

One of the changes in 1972, after wife Priscilla left their
marriage, was a move back into his empty Hillcrest home in Los Angeles,
in early March. Was it any surprise that several of the songs done a
few weeks later, at RCA's Studio C in nearby Hollywood, were downcast or
bluesy? When MGM's cameras moved in for a one-day "mock" session
sequence, Elvis and band rocked it up with "Burning Love" and "Johnny B.
Goode," but also showed Presley's true mood with selections like "For
The Good Times," "Always On My Mind" and "Separate Ways."

Now, for the very first time, hear the complete, unedited March 30,
1972 "mock" session in superb STEREO!

Total Time = 73:10

source : e-mail - October 21, 2008

December Night

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the middle of November is titled "December Night" and will feature an unreleased complete show from Las Vegas
December 04th , 1976 Midnight Show in great audio quality.
As everybody knows SR concentrates on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity; however in the past we pressed The Sound of Vegas vol.1 with focus on August 1973.
This time, after fans requests, our tenth release will be a concert from the Vegas December 76 season, we are proud to present a very rare and complete show.
Despite 1976 being not a great year, Elvis' love of singing is clear in this tape and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to it.
The Midnight Show from December 4th, as presented on this CD is a great show, with a great variety of songs, all performed with quality in a very high standard. If we
look closely at the last Vegas season, we can see that Elvis although a little tired is still able to concentrate on the music to produce great shows. Elvis sings
straight to the audience with pauses and jokes, but the performance is still solid; the variety of the repertoire is presented superbly. Songs like I got a Woman, You Gave
Me a Mountain or Polk Salad Annie sound great; he presents some good oldies like Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Trying To Get To You and Jailhouse Rock which are performed well. The
vocal power is demonstrated in the last single HURT where Elvis’ voice reaches practically the sky, followed immediately by Hawaiian Wedding Song one of his best ballads.
With the exception of some jokes like It’s Now Or Never or Hound Dog the show is PERFECT and is a pleasure to hear over and over thanks also to the fantastic audio
quality that gives us the possibility for a hour to go back to the past .The best song from this midnight show is very hard to find, because the repertoire is solid,
however we think the middle of You Gave me A Mountain and Polk Salad Annie has the right spirit of the show and the season.

This recording came from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is Very Very Good considering the limitation of the Audience Tape. The sound is
clear with no audience background noise, the mix is great with practically all instrument presented in the original balance without any manipulation, a GREAT Tape For A
Great Show a rare combination that we hope you can enjoy. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve the best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over
the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.

The Final Farewell

Soon to be released is the definitive 2 CD set containing the complete 26-6-77 show including the
pre-program in even better sound than we had it before (and we had it in good sound already...).
It will include a 20 page booklet PLUS an extra DIN A3 poster. More details later........
Source: E-mail - April 7, 2008

Elvis Sings

A new label by the name of Inspiration has now released their first Elvis Cd. It's a double Cd titled Elvis sings. It contain a nice collection of theme songs recorded by Elvis.
Elvis sings Beatles songs, Hawaiian songs and even Beethoven??? Surprised?
Besides recording songs that were written for him Elvis during his career covered many songs that originally were written and recorded by some of the biggest names in the entertainment field and at the same time some of the best songwriters in the world. Among them are names from different music genres like Arthur Crudup, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison from The Beatles, Kris Kristofferson and of course some of Little Richard's songs. Little Richard didn't write the songs himself, but he influenced the writer and made the songs his own. Just listen to the four Little Richard songs Elvis covered and you won't be in any doubt who Elvis is trying to sound like.
Elvis also recorded quite a few songs that were built on old European or Hawaiian melodies and/or songs. Some even became classics like It's Now Or Never, Wooden Heart, Can't Help Falling In Love, Surrender and My Way.
Inspiration have decided to include studio, live, rehearsal and even home recordings to make this compilation as complete as possible.

The first Cd contains the cover songs. The second Cd starts with the only known recording of Elvis singing bass in a trio to the tune of Beethoven
The first Cd contains the cover songs. The second Cd starts with the only known recording of Elvis singing bass in a trio to the tune of Beethoven
The first Cd contains the cover songs. The second Cd starts with the only known recording of Elvis singing bass in a trio to the tune of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. An informal home recording that wouldn't make sense to release to the wide public, but a charming pearl for music lovers. What follows are the four musical songs that Elvis sang during his career. Only two of them were released during his lifetime. The first two are home recordings of Rodgers and Hammerstein's If I Loved You from the musical Carousel and Make Believe from the musical Showboat. Then follows You'll Never Walk Alone from the musical Carousel also by Rodgers and Hammerstein and the last one in the musical genre is a live recording of The Impossible Dream from The Man Of La Mancha. The rest of Cd 2 contains all the French, Italian, Spanish, German, Hawaiian and English songs that Elvis recorded. Some of them he sings like they originally were written and some were rewritten with English lyrics. In the situations were the lyrics were changed we have mentioned the original title right after the English title.
Elvis Sings brings you for the first time ever a collection of all these recordings by Elvis Presley. We hope that you will enjoy Elvis Sings!

Ray Charles songs
[25] I Got A Woman
[26] What'd I Say
Bob Dylan songs
[27] Blowing In The Wind (Home recording)
[28] Tomorrow Is A Long Time
[29] Don't Think Twice It's All Right
[30] I Shall Be Released
Beatles songs
[31] Something (Live)
[32] Hey Jude
[33] Get Back
[34] Yesterday (Live)
[35] Lady Madonna
Kris Kristofferson songs
[36] Help Me Make It Through The Night
[37] For The Good Times
[38] Why Me Lord (Live)

Opening Night - January 1970

Madison's Opening Night - January 1970 will be
release soon. The soundboard recording of the January 26, 1970 opening show was
overall of poor quality because of severe microphone overload. It ain't perfect
but NOW, and for the FIRST TIME you will be able to enjoy this GREAT concert in
its entirety. This excellent new source has been greatly improved into a
surprisingly fuller, dynamic and warmer sound, and without any doubts the
best-ever sound fidelity attained on this amazing opening show of January 1970.

This limited edition of Opening Show - January 1970 will come with
a professionally designed 16-page booklet, liner notes, memorabilia and
photographs from Elvis' second Las Vegas season. Don't miss out soon a
remarkable concert and Closing Night - February 1970's
perfect companion, Opening Night - January 1970.

Royal Gambit In Richfield

As recorded live at
the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio; October 23, 1976.

The
"Straight Arrow" label is proud to announce the release of a new CD
this April entitled "ROYAL GAMBIT IN RICHFIELD." Its our first
release of a 1976 show and this particular concert has been selected for several
reasons.

Elvis'
autumn and winter '76 bicentennial tours were rather good, compared to the often
miserable summer '76 personal appearances. The 41-year old King was looking
better and actually singing with interest and passion again. The October 23rd
Richfield concert (a village about halfway between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio)
was probably the longest and best of the tour, running for a generous 80
minutes.

Finally,
the audio-quality of the recording is really stunning, especially considering
the fact that it was taped from the audience in a large stadium. Producers were
able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded by the same person that taped the
Johnson City and Orlando 1977 concerts released by STRAIGHT ARROW in 2006 as
"TENNESSEE STARLIGHT" and "GOING BACK IN TIME",
respectively.

Among
the Richfield highlights are powerful performances of "And I Love You
So", "America", "Hurt", "Heartbreak Hotel"
and especially "How Great Thou Art, performed with absolute
show-stopping brilliance. It is followed by an always-welcome, return-to-the
roots medley of "Mystery Train / Tiger Man."

As
usual, Straight Arrow has seen fit to include a deluxe, full-colour, 16-page
booklet with approximately 30 photos from the actual show, taken by four
different photographers. Once again, we are pleased to announce that the sleeve
notes were written by a fan who was happy to be there and is finally sharing his
precious memories of the occasion with us.

The
producers note that this concert was previously released from a substandard
source, entitled "FAIRY TALES" (Chips label, 1994). The sound of the
old CD was markedly inferior and also incomplete, running for just 74 minutes.
To the show's credit, it has long ranked on the "Top 40" import chart
as voted on by fans. Now a superior version can rightly take its place.

Elvis
left the Buckeye State for good over 30 years ago and it's now almost ten years
since the Richfield Coliseum (once a symbol of American urban sprawl) met the
wrecking ball. The now-bucolic Cuyahoga Valley site of Elvis' Richfield concert
has returned to nature as part of the U.S. National Park Service, apparently
leaving 100 acres of meadow and woodlands complete with native flora and fauna,red-tailed hawks, eagles, deer, sawgrass and ryegrass. And
now this premium keepsake of an unlikely stellar night for the King is now
available for serious collectors.

In
closing, "Straight Arrow" team would like to thank all of you for the
success of our label's previous release, "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" 2-CD
set. As a result of this surge of interest, four new Elvis concert CDs are
planned for 2008. We hope that you will enjoy the first of them - our springtime
release:"ROYAL GAMBIT IN
RICHFIELD."

Trouble In Vegas

Recorded live in Las Vegas, Hilton Hotel,
December 09, 1976, Dinner show

Elvis'
last Las Vegas season was scheduled for the 'pre-holiday' time to close out the
Bicentennial year. For one last time, he arrived to the same hotel he took by
storm seven years prior when it debuted as the International.

Elvis
opened with a long, strong concert on December 2nd, followed by four
very good shows (including the December 3, 1976 Dinner show - as documented by
Memory Records' CD release "NOW - OR NEVER!"). However, the
performances from the next couple of days suffered from an over-medicated Elvis,
who did not pay 100% attention to his singing job.

On
December 9th, Elvis gave two shows in row. A dinner show was chosen
for this CD release as the more interesting of two. Running for more than 76
minutes, it's a long show for the season and by his "Vegas standard"
overall. After the first song, Elvis is mentioning that his "throat
is dry like a Mohave desert..." Really, his voice was not the best
here. At the beginning of the second song, it is already evident that Elvis is
in TROUBLE IN VEGAS. "I Got A Woman" was restarted but after another
start he stopped to sing again as he forgot the lyrics. The man who had take the
town by storm in 1969 through '72 had, by the '76 stand, grown lax, eccentric,
or even unprepared and who knows what else, some surely must have thought.

Nevertheless,
as was so often still the case, both "Fairytale" and "You Gave Me
A Mountain" received proper treatment from Elvis and his voice became
stronger, too. "MyWay" was
sung for the first time since his May Lake Tahoe gigs and once again it took 3
false starts to Elvis to begin the song. It is a rather messy version, but still
welcomed by a wild audience: "Honey,
it's a show, not an orgy!" said Elvis to some scarf-hungry, screaming
women.

Often-maligned
"Softly As I Leave You" is the first REAL HIGHLIGHT of the show - a
classic performance. Winding down a year-long nationwide celebration of the
Bicentennial, he then sang "America The Beautiful" for very last time
here. Again it's a great version and yet another concert highlight. And a
thundering "Hurt" with full orchestra backing is highlight No. #3.

His
final December on earth began with an erratic but still intriguing final stand.
As listeners, we are witness here to Elvis' holding court one last time in this
famously soul-crushing desert city.

1976
had been the most ominous year for the King (artistically and physically). Yet
fueled in part by new girlfriend Miss Alden, the month of December surprisingly
would end with some of his most acclaimed concerts: Birmingham, Dallas and
Pittsburgh, most notably. This Vegas performance is not a classic concert, but
still very interesting event, an audio documentary of Elvis being up & down
during his very last concerts in the both loved and hated neon "Sin
City". This
is previously unreleased recording. The sound was transferred in its original
audience-recorded stereo format, and all tracks were digitally restored for best
possible sound reproduction.The CD contains 4-pages booklet with photographs taken during the Las
Vegas December '76 season.

You'll Never walk Alone

We have received the CD "You'll Never walk Alone", and I have to say that the CD is better than I thought. The sound is absolutely fantastic, especially on the songs "You'll Never walk Alone" & "We Call On Him" and in stereo
too.
The other songs from the How Great Thou Art sessions are sounding also much better here, and unfortunately it's still in mono. Of course we all are hoping for the FTD Classic Album release of "How Great Thou Art" in perfect stereo,
but for the people who doesn't want to wait, and also want to hear new outtakes of "We call on Him" & "You'll Never Walk Alone", I will highly recommend this CD. Did I mention that it also has a great 16
page booklet.
February 11, 2008

Opening Night - January 1970

Opening Night - January 1970 will be the follow up to
Madison's Hot August Night . This January 26, 1970 opening show
recording was overall of poor quality because of severe microphone overload. It
ain't perfect but NOW for the FIRST TIME you will be able to enjoy this GREAT
concert from beginning to end. This excellent new source has been greatly
improved into a surprising fuller, dynamic and warmer sound. Elvis' vocal
never sounded so good, and neither gives the impression this was produced from a
worn out tape. Most previous releases of this show had the closing song cutting
short ( less than 20 seconds ) and mentioned as '' not completely recorded ''.
The whole closing number was recorded and features on this new version.

This limited edition of Opening Show - January 1970 will come
with a professionally designed 16-page booklet, liner notes, memorabilia and
photographs from Elvis' second Las Vegas season. Don't miss out in March 2008 a
remarkable concert and Closing Night - February 1970's
perfect companion, Opening Night - January 1970 !!!! Watch out
for an unreleased 1973 soundboard recording from the same label !!!!

The Request Box

We have received the complete booklet and text for the upcoming double CD set "Request Box show". I think it will kill the surprise to reveal the complete booklet, so I will only add one great page.
The booklet is very interesting read, and of course we all know what we can expect on this 2 CD set. For the other ones that don't.....
Tracklisting
CD ONE- COMPLETE AUGUST 20th, 1975 DINNER SHOW
01 Opening Vamp/C. C. Rider
02 I Got A Woman/ Amen (medley)
03 Hound Dog
04 Its Now Or Never
05 And I Love You So (with 2 false starts)
06 Blue Suede Shoes
07 Green Green Grass Of Home
08 Fairytale
09 Softly As I Leave You
(with Sherrill Nielsen)
10 Band Introductions
11 Johnny B. Goode
12 Drums Solo (by Ronnie Tutt)
13 Bass Solo (by ferryScheff)
14 Piano Solo (by Glen D. Hardin)
15 School Day
16 T.R.O.U.B.L.E
17 Why Me Lord
18 Until Its Time For You To Go
19 Burning Love
20 Can't Help Falling In Love
21 Closing Vamp
AUGUST 19th, 1975 MIDNIGHT SHOW
22 Opening Vamp/C. C. Rider
23 Bathroom Story
24 Blue Suede Shoes
25 Young And Beautiful
26 Are You Lonesome Tonight 1
27 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
28 Softly As I Leave You (with Sherrill Nielsen)
29 Its Now Or Never
30 Polk Salad Annie
31 My Boy
Running time: 79:47

You'll Never walk Alone

There are only a few more days before the new Reeltrax label will come up with a brandnew 77 minutes of listening pleasure cd titled You'll Never Walk Alone.
About five years ago the legendary 2001 label released its series "How Great Thou Art Sessions and the content was absolutely fascinating, especially for those who just
love to hear how Elvis was working in the studio on his gospel music. Still the three cds suffered quite a bit from rather bad sound.
REELTRAX is now able to present a great variety of HGTA-Outtakes on its Youll Never Walk Alone-release in absolutely breathtaking sound MUCH better than you have heard
it before.
And if this would not be enough reason to get the cd while you can: Did you ever hear a complete and uncut 12:32 minutes of the first six takes of the title "Youll
Never Walk Alone? If not, it is now the chance for it! Needless to say that the sound quality on this real treasure is just perfect! The same goes for the unreleased
Take 1 of "We Call On Him".
Youll Never Walk Alone contains a 16 page-booklet with all necessary information regarding Elvis' love for gospel music. Have a look at the enclosed pictures to get an
overview how it looks like.
We hope you like our first release on REELTRAX!

The Request Box

Here we have the artwork for the upcoming release "(Cancelled-) The Request Box". This is a re-issue of Request Box Show released 18 years ago by the Bilko label and features the very rare August 19th &20th shows.
Here's the info we have received with the artwork.

CANCELLED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
It was the early evening of August 20th when we landed at the Las Vegas Airport. For years my lady and I had dreamt of this moment. We were finally going to see Elvis!
We're part of a group of 250 fans travelling from the UK and Europe, organized by the Official Fan Club of Great Britain. Specially chartered coaches - 5 of them - drive the large group to their 'home' for the
next seven days - the Holiday Inn on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Early the next morning we take a taxi to the Hilton Hotel in order to confirm our reservations for three Elvis shows on the 24th, 25th and 26th. On the way we spot several large billboards that scream out NOW ELVIS!
It's like driving through a Hollywood movie set. Frikkin' incredible! When the taxi pulls up in front of the Hilton Hotel entrance, a feeling of total disbelief overpowers us. Is this really happening? We enter the hotel lobby, look around and freeze. Everywhere we look, hotel employees are pulling down posters and large banners from the walls. What the hell is going on here?, we ask ourselves. Around us are many fans who are crying and comforting each other. In just a few short moments, the sheer joy and excitement that had engulfed us has turned into the feeling of being at a funeral. We walk towards some sobbing fans and ask what is going on. "All shows are cancelled", we're told. "Elvis has taken ill and has left Vegas...!" What?! We feel numb...paralysed. The next few minutes are wiped from my memory. Never have we been so disappointed.
Broken hearted, we take a taxi back to the Holiday Inn where the sad news is beginning to sink in. There are crying fans everywhere.

"How ill is he? Is there any news about his condition?" I'm on the phone with Todd Slaughter from the UK fan club, still in his hotel room. "Not a word from his management.
I just learned about it from watching the local TV news", he replies. "I'm going to make some calls and get back to you a.s.a.p., okay?"
Hours pass by and there's still no official news from the Presley management. No telegram, no phone call - nothing. The Colonel knew we were in Vegas.
He and Todd had been in contact about the 250 fans coming over to see Elvis in concert. Just like in previous years, when the Colonel would arrange good seating for the fans visiting the showroom.
They would be on the telephone with each other on an almost daily basis. The Colonel liked Todd and vice versa. And most of all, the Colonel knew the importance of having a strong and well-organized fan club with thousands of
members in England.

After the initial shock of not being able to attend any shows that week, we worry about Elvis' health. When evening falls, still no news. Except that he's been hospitalized at the Baptist Memorial in Memphis.
That same evening, Todd asks me if I would be willing to travel to Memphis the next morning to try and find out exactly what is happening? Some reports say it is fatique, while others talk about a serious liver infection.
Still no official word from Parker or anyone else connected to the management team...

The next morning I'm back at the Las Vegas Airport waiting for my flight to Memphis. With me is a large shopping bag filled with presents for Elvis from various fans. Among them are a pair of wooden shoes and an Edam cheese...
Some six hours later I find myself in a taxi driving to Baptist Memorial. I ask the driver if he had heard about Elvis being hospitalized yesterday? He nods and asks where I'm from. "Holland", I answer.
"You flew in from Holland to see Elvis in hospital?" "No, I flew in from Vegas hoping to see him". He gives me a puzzled look.
Nervous beyond words, I enter the hospital. My mind is racing: what if I actually come face-to-face with Elvis? What do I say? I feel dizzy and my breakfast is playing up seriously.
At the desk I ask for Maurice Elliott (Vice President of the hospital), who'd been made aware of my arrival in Memphis via a phone call from Todd earlier that day. We shake hands and he asks me to follow him to the elevator.

"How's Elvis? Is he okay?" I stutter my way through various questions. "He's resting", is his reply. "He's doing okay." The two of us leave the elevator and walk towards a room that has two XXL policemen sitting outside. They have walkie talkies and revolvers - the kind that would floor an elephant. After Mr. Elliott explains to the guards the purpose of my visit, one of them makes a call to 'somebody' inside the room behind him. My body shakes and I start having breathing problems. What if... What if he... What if he opens the door?
After a few minutes the door does indeed open to Elvis' private room. It's... It's...Charlie Hodge. Jeez, he's small. I stretch my neck to try to peek through the still half open door, but it's too dark inside to see anything. Charlie closes the door, shakes my hand, gives me his best smile and tells me Elvis is asleep. "But he told me to tell all the stranded fans in Vegas he deeply appreciates their concern and is sorry about not being able to perform his shows. He loves 'em all and hopes to see them in the near future. Right now he needs to rest for a couple of weeks." I hand Charlie the bag with gifts, stutter a few more words and tell him to give Elvis our best wishes, tell him we love him and... Charlie is back inside the room. Disappointed but relieved by the news Elvis is doing okay, we head for the elevator. In the lobby I thank Mr. Elliott for his hospitality and help.
I arrive back in Vegas later that night. Passing through the hotel lobby I spot fans wearing Elvis Summer festival foam hats. On a table are stacked a bunch of 1975 Hilton menus for grabs - the one used as a giveaway for this August engament. It's a cheap-looking thing, sporting an unflattering 'Aloha' picture. In the bar, after having hugged my lady, I break the news to the waiting fans. "Elvis is doing okay. He feels ever so sorry he's not able to perform and sends us all his love and best wishes. Hoorah for Elvis!" Due to being extremely tired from the trip over to Memphis, I feel sarcasm taking over my feeling of sorrow about the whole thing. When Todd tells me that, earlier that afternoon, boxes with souvenir menus, foam hats and 1972 'Elvis Now' pens were delivered to him with compliments from the Colonel, I cant help but laugh out loud! What a classy gesture from the Colonel! Hand the fans a few free peanuts and they'll come running back for more.

Don't forget, this was 1975. We were all a little naive and blind about the things that were happening and events that awaited us in the two years that were to come. That summer of '75 was a sad experience for all of us on that fan club trip. What remains after 33 years are the shows - complete or in part - that were captured on cassette decks by fans in the audience. These recordings reveal Elvis was still in control and singing magificently. At least that much we can still enjoy.
Will the full story of why Elvis left Vegas in such a hurry after just three nights ever be revealed? Time will tell.

The Flying Dutchman
Source: e-mail - update January 20, 2008

A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - Volume Two Out Now

The CD A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - Volume Two featuring the June 1,
1975 afternoon show recorded from the soundboard is out now . We will add a
review from Mike Sanders in the near future.

The previous matinee performance in Huntsville was one of the best from
this tour, and this one is as good if not BETTER. The sound quality is also
superior to the first volume with a fresh, dynamic, lively rocking
sound.

This show was possibly the LONGEST recording from this May/June '75 tour ,
none of the concerts were recorded in their entirety. They started to record
over one minute before the start of '' I Got A Woman / Amen '' and ends with
the very last note of '' Can't Help Falling In Love ''. The show was completed
for your listening pleasure.

There were two songs previously released from this June 1, 1975 AS
performance, and for the very first time the COMPLETE performance will be
available on CD. This new outing from Madison will come with the usual
professionally designed 16-page full color booklet, relevant liner notes and
photographs from the actual performance that afternoon in Alabama.

If you enjoyed the first volume then don't miss out A Wild Weekend in
Huntsville ! - Volume Two , it might become one of your favorite show from
this May / June '75 tour ! Coming soon...Hot August Night featuring the August
12, 1972 MS !!

Hot August Night

The Madison label will release shortly after the soon-to-be
released A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - Volume two a CD titled Hot
August Night featuring the August 12, 1972 Midnight Show as recorded from
the soundboard live at the Las Vegas Hilton. Elvis was in great form
physically and vocally ,and delivered an excellent performance in the Hilton
Showroom that night. This packaging will contain a superb 16 page booklet with
liner notes and color photographs. This concert features a few previously
released performances but for the first time available unedited. A great show in
excellent sound quality.....don't miss it !

Rock Back The Clock Update

We have additional and final info for the upcoming "Rock Back the Clock" CD.
As Recorded live in Pontiac, Michigan, Silverdome, December 31, 1975/January 01, 1976.
The "Straight Arrow" label will release a 2CD-set at the end of this year titled "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" It will be a special release of Elvis' infamous first New Year's
Eve show in Pontiac, Michigan.
The producers are aware that this concert was previously released from another source but in the case of this release, they were able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded
by the same person that taped the College Park, MD, 27.09.1974 using the same recorder and microphone. That concert has been released on Straight Arrow's 2006 CD "CHAOS
IN COLLEGE PARK". The main reason for this new and ultimate Pontiac '75 release is that the sound quality is excellent for an off-line recording. Since no soundboard
recording of this show exists, only audience taped documentation of this historic event is available. Over the last 15 years, three independent audience recordings were
collected and on each source there was a major problem: excessive echo caused by the large stadium space. This new source is very clear and most importantly, almost
echo-free because the person with recorder was sitting very close to the sound system.
The content of the show is well known, with the playlist based on Elvis' previous Las Vegas engagement. Among the Pontiac highlights are powerful performances of
"Trying To Get To You", "One Night" and "Heartbreak Hotel" and also the ballads "You Gave Me A Mountain" and "And I Love You So", which were sung with passion. Finally, a
thundering performance of "How Great Thou Art" brought the stadium down. The one and only real drawback is an unrehearsed "My Way"; Elvis had problems with the lyrics and
he paused the song in the middle for a few seconds.

We live in the days when almost every obscure CD label is hyping that their product was "taken directly from the original tape" is, what else - "professionally
remastered" and of course with "fantastic results". Every new CD seems to contain some "deluxe 16-page full color booklet" with many "unpublished photos" in a
"very professional layout". The “Straight Arrow" label does not want to exaggerate. If you have any of the previous “Straight Arrow" CD releases, then you know what to
expect in design and sound quality. This new 2CD-set will contain a 24 page booklet with approx. 60 photos. Some of them are unpublished, some not,
but they all were carefully hand-picked from the almost 150 available shots to give the listener a visual overview of The Event.
You will see Elvis before and after the show as well as in both jumpsuits on stage. An unusual photo of the Silverdome stage before the concert is included as well as the
review from the local newspaper, original ticket stub and show poster. To make the release even more authentic, sleeve notes were written by a fan that was so happy to be
there...
The "Straight Arrow" team wishes you a Happy New Year 2008 and hopes that you will enjoy this special New Years Eve release!

A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - volume two

The CD A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - Volume two featuring the June 1,
1975 afternoon show recorded from the mixing desk will be release in January
2008 . The previous matinee performance in Huntsville was one of the best from
this tour, and this one is as good if not BETTER. The sound quality is also
superior to the first volume with a fresh, dynamic, lively rocking
sound.

This show was possibly the LONGEST recording from this May/June '75 tour ,
none of the concerts were recorded in their entirety. They started to record
over one minute before the start of '' I Got A Woman / Amen '' and ends with
the very last note of '' Can't Help Falling In Love ''. The show was completed
for your listening pleasure.

There were two songs previously released from this June 1, 1975 AS
performance, and for the very first time the COMPLETE performance will be
available on CD. This new outing from Madison will come with the usual
professionally designed 16-page full color booklet, relevant liner notes and
photographs from the actual performance that afternoon in Alabama.

If you enjoyed the first volume then don't miss out A Wild Weekend in
Huntsville ! - Volume Two , it might become one of your favorite show from
this May / June '75 tour ! Coming soon...another unreleased soundboard !!

I Sing My Own Kinds

The forthcoming release from the "SR" label scheduled for the middle January, is titled "I Sing My Own Kinds" and will feature the unreleased show from Las Vegas August 10,
1971 Dinner Show + part of the Midnight Show.
As everybody knows SR concentrates its work on the early 70's live period of Elvis' activity, trying to always produce unreleased shows with Elvis at the top of his ability.
In this our eighth release, we are proud to present two very rare shows, one complete and part of the second to give you a more complete view of the day.
Three songs from August 10th dinner were already present as bonus on the first SR release Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“Trying to Get to MemphisĂ˘â‚¬Âť here you have the possibility to listen the complete
concert. Elvis' love of singing is clear in these tapes and we are glad to give you the opportunity to listen to them.

The Dinner show from August 10th, as presented on this CD, represents just one of the best shows of the season. If we look closely at the early Vegas act of August 1971 we
can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great shows. Elvis singing straight to the audience without pauses or jokes, the performance is solid and rough; the
basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like Proud Mary, YouĂ˘
The Dinner show from August 10th, as presented on this CD, represents just one of the best shows of the season. If we look closely at the early Vegas act of August 1971 we
can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great shows. Elvis singing straight to the audience without pauses or jokes, the performance is solid and rough; the
basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like Proud Mary, YouĂ˘â
The Dinner show from August 10th, as presented on this CD, represents just one of the best shows of the season. If we look closely at the early Vegas act of August 1971 we
can see that Elvis concentrates on the music to produce great shows. Elvis singing straight to the audience without pauses or jokes, the performance is solid and rough; the
basic track listing is presented superbly. Songs like Proud Mary, YouĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ve Lost that Loving Feeling or Polk Salad Annie never sounded better; Elvis is still dynamic on stage
especially in songs like Suspicious Minds. He presents the best of his repertoire from the last two years. The only new song is the single IĂ˘â‚¬â„˘m Leaving, heavily promoted
during all of 1971 and sang until 1974.

The man looks, sings and moves in a great way. Elvis is still performing at the height of his ability despite the presence of the golden cage of Vegas and the mediocre
management, Elvis is still into his music. His focus, the attitude and his relationship with the music are still evident which enables him to deliver a great show. This
level remains throughout the season
These recordings come from an early generation copy of the master tape; the sound quality is very good considering the season. The sound was restored in a studio to achieve
best possible results. We have spent hours in the studio over the digital restoration of the sound, to achieve the best possible results and to give you the chance to listen with pleasure.
For the second time from this label, this new CD will come in a deluxe DIGIPACK, containing a collection of live photographs of the August season and some informative liner
notes.

HIGH VOLTAGE - Birmingham '76 Revisited

HIGH VOLTAGE - Birmingham '76 Revisited - As Recorded live from mixing desk in Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson Coliseum, on December 29, 1976.
The two leading import labels have now joined forces, and are proud to present the first results of this very special partnership, a strictly limited edition release of the classic December 29th , 1976 concert in Birmingham, Alabama, under the title "High Voltage - Birmingham '76 Revisited". Some of you may recall that this concert was originally released in mono on Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“Burning In BirminghamĂ˘â‚¬Âť back in Ă˘â‚¬â„˘98, and that it quickly became a firm favorite. In fact, many fans preferred this show over the legendary Pittsburgh concert from two nights later, as ElvisĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ performance in Birmingham was far more relaxed and authoritive, and particularly ElvisĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ intense reading of Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceĂ˘â‚¬Âť was a great surprise to many. For this reissue, we worked directly from the first generation DAT, and we were able to make significant audio improvements. After a long and painstaking process of repairing and enhancing the original binaural recording, we were able to mix it down to genuine stereo, thus ensuring a much more satisfying listening experience. Originally, the left channel consisted of all the vocals and nearly all of the instruments, while the right channel featured the (isolated) keyboards. To give you an idea of how the tape originally sounded in binaural, we added two bonustracks Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“as recordedĂ˘â‚¬Âť.
This release is neatly packaged in a 16-page full color booklet with ultra-cool design, relevant liner notes and a collection of stunning pix taken during Birmingham show.

'Audionics / 2001' hope that this special joint-production will satisfy all those fans who have been clamouring for a reissue of this much sought-after title. A great deal of care and thought went into this release, and we promise you that the improved sound will blow you away. In a time where you constantly see bugball labels ripping off classic titles with cheesy equalizer-jobs, itĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s becoming harder to do quality releases, but we will continue as long as you want us to. The original 2001 people want to thank everybody for their loyalty, and add that, Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“It ainĂ˘â‚¬â„˘t over until the fat lady sings!Ă˘â‚¬Âť. And with this little gem of a CD, she finally has a good reason to sing with joy. This CD is scheduled for late December release.
Tracks:
01. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from "2001 A Space Odyssey") - 02. Opening Vamp / C. C. Rider - 03. I Got A Woman / Amen (medley) - 04. Love Me - 05. Fairytale - 06. You Gave Me A Mountain - 07. Jailhouse Rock - 08. O Sole Mio (by Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never (medley) - 09. Tryin' To Get To You - 10. My Way - 11. Polk Salad Annie - 12. Band Introductions - 13. Early Mornin' Rain (complete) - 14. What'd I Say - 15. Johnny B. Goode - 16. Drums Solo (by Ronnie Tutt) - 17. Bass Solo (Blues - by Jerry Scheff) - 18. Piano Solo (by Tony Brown) - 19. Electric Piano Solo (by David Briggs) - 20. Love Letters - 21. School Day - 22. Funny How Time Slips Away - 23. Hurt (with last part reprise) - 24. Hound Dog - 25. For The Good Times (with false start, last live version) - 26. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (last live version) - 27. Unchained Melody (Elvis at the piano) - 28. Mystery Train / Tiger Man (medley) - 29. Can't Help Falling In Love - 30.Closing Vamp.
All tracks mixed to stereo.
Bonus tracks in original binaural sound - as recorded:
31. You Gave Me A Mountain - 32. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (last live version).
Source: e-mail - November 25, 2007

ELVIS PRESLEY YOU KNOW, IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE STRICTLY COUNTRY “ VOLUME 1 and 2

"ELVIS PRESLEY YOU KNOW, IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE STRICTLY COUNTRY “ VOLUME 1 and 2 are 70% unreleased and 100% better sounding
45 amazing tracks collected from private collections of which many for the first time in this shape on CD. These are the acetates which Elvis took home to play-back and agreed to be released!
All tracks have been digitally restored and re-mastered.
These acetates often sound better & different than what we know and made it to a LP or nowadays on CD.

Some tracks which appear to be known are now for the first time in their complete form.
So in a way it
Some tracks which appear to be known are now for the first time in their complete form.
So in a way itĂ˘â
Some tracks which appear to be known are now for the first time in their complete form.
So in a way it's released and unreleased.
This includes studio talk, count in, left & right channels, longer fade outs or even different lyrics or simply differently sung. Most will be stereo.
As happened in the past some releases only used one channel (This was a easy way to reduce the distortion but so much got lost!)
The audio difference between tracks is purely the source and the transfer.

Some have been transferred on to DAT others on to regular cassette tapes in the past.
Keep in mind that the original acetates are various in playability.
Original acetates can only be played a few times (after that the quality gets less.)
We chose for maximum sound quality per track instead of making them similar to each other!
In this way you always get the best sound out of very recording.

The synopsis for these two cds:
The masters without dubbing and without repairs in their complete form. Unfortunately we don't have every master on acetate of the June and September sessions. So we added
some first takes to cover all songs. Also a few tracks of work in progress, a rare chance to hear, a song still being built up to a complete dubbed final master.
Guide-strings, -horns, -backing vocals, the talking, it's all there!
Something which will strike everybody is that ElvisĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s voice remains impressive on each track.

Background information;
It's a public known fact that Elvis regularly disagreed with the released version of the songs.
Unluckily he hardly made his point towards the ones responsible, knowing there were times he was wrong and the song became a hit (In the ghetto, Suspicious minds, Burning
love and others)
These two cd's contain the versions how Elvis liked it!

All together a really new kind of release which will make many Elvis fanĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s happy to hear these rare acetates available in their best possible form. The purist will be happy since no effects have been used to enhance the sound.
There are no further copies of acetates available in better sound, only a very few copies were made of each song and most are gone or badly damaged. The acetate lacquer wears out very fast so every track is unique.

Springtime Elvis

From the makers of "The Lord is my Sheppard, Tigeman Anthology series, new Legendary performer releases and many more releases they will release now the "Springtime Elvis".
Here's the info:
Springtime! is a new CD release from a new label: Memphis. The CD contains a newly remastered soundboard recording of the Elvis Presley show, April 10, 1972
(from the original Elvis On Tour mastertapes) and Elvis recorded live at Eddie Fadal's home in Waco, Texas, May 27, 1958. Both recordings are for the first time available
in this quality! The cd release with the Texas homerecording recording was very poor.
SONGS:
SOUNDBOARD RECORDING - ELVIS RECORDED LIVE IN RICHMOND, APRIL 10, 1972
1. See See Rider 2. Proud Mary 3. Never Been To Spain 4. You Gave Me A Mountain 5. Until It's Time For You To Go 6. Polk Salad Annie 7. Love Me 8. All Shook Up 9. Bridge Over Troubled Water 10. Love Me Tender 11. It's Over 12. Introductions of musicians and backup vocalists 13. For The Good Times 14. An American Trilogy 15. Elvis Walks & Talks 16. Funny How Time Slips Away 17. Can't Help Falling In Love 18. End Theme 19. Elvis has left the building / souvenir announcement
HOME RECORDING - ELVIS RECORDED LIVE IN WACO, TEXAS, MAY 27, 1958: Elvis - Anita Wood - Eddie Fadal - Janice Fadal
20. I Understand Just How I Feel 21. Dialogue 22. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 23. Dialogue 24. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 25. Dialogue 26. Who's Sorry Now 27. Who's Sorry NOw 28. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 29. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 30. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 31. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 32. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 33. Dialogue 34. Tumblin' Tumbleweeds 35. Baby Don't Ya Know 36. Tomorrow Night 37. Tomorrow Night (by Elvis) 38. Little Darlin' 39. Monologue 40. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Source: e-mail / updated November 11, 2007

ROCK BACK THE CLOCK

The "Straight Arrow" label will release a CD at the end of this year titled "ROCK BACK THE CLOCK" (SA 2007-8-02). It will be a special release of ElvisĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ infamous first New
Year's Eve show in Pontiac, Michigan.

The producers are aware that this concert was previously released from another source but in the case of this release, they were able to obtain an ORIGINAL TAPE recorded by
the same person that taped the College Park, MD, 27.09.1974 using the same recorder and microphone. That concert has been released on Straight Arrow's 2006 CD "CHAOS IN
COLLEGE PARK". The main reason for this new and ultimate Pontiac '75 release is that the sound quality is excellent for an off-line recording. Since no soundboard recording
of this show exists, only audience taped documentation of this historic event is available. Over the last 15 years, three independent audience recordings were collected and
on each source there was a major problem: excessive echo caused by the large stadium space. This new source is very clear and most importantly, almost echo-free because the
person with recorder was sitting very close to the sound system.

The content of the show is well known, with the playlist based on Elvis' previous Las Vegas engagement. Among the Pontiac highlights are powerful performances of "Trying To
Get To You", "One Night" and "Heartbreak Hotel" and also the ballads "You Gave Me A Mountain" and "And I Love You So", which were sung with passion. Finally, a thundering
performance of "How Great Thou Art" brought the stadium down. The one and only real drawback is an unrehearsed "My Way"; Elvis had problems with the lyrics and he paused the
song in the middle for a few seconds.

We live in the days when almost every obscure CD label is hyping that their product was "taken directly from the original tape", what else - "professionally remastered" and of course with "fantastic results".
Every new CD seems to contain some "deluxe 16-page full color booklet" with many "unpublished photos" in a "very professional layout".
The “Straight Arrow" label does not want to exaggerate. If you have any of the previous “Straight Arrow"ť CD releases, then you know what to expect in design and sound
quality. This new CD will contain a 20 page booklet with approx. 60 photos. Some of them are unpublished, some not, but they all were carefully hand-picked from the almost 150 available shots to give the listener a visual overview of The Event. You will see Elvis before and after the show as well as in both jumpsuits on stage. An unusual photo of the Silverdome stage before the concert is included as well as the review from the local newspaper, original ticket stub and show poster. To make the release even more authentic, sleeve notes were written by a fan that was so happy to be there...
The “Straight Arrow" team wishes you a Happy New Year 2008 and hopes that you will enjoy this special New Years Eve release!

High Sierra Fever Released

The CD High Sierra Fever from the Straight Arrow label has been released. This CD features the Lake Tahoe, May 7th, 1973 Midnight show as taken from an
excellent quality audience recorded tape. We will add a review soon.

A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - Volume One Out Now

The new release A Wild Weekend in Huntsville ! - volume
one from the Madison label is out now.This CD features the concert from May
31, 1975 afternoon show in Huntsville, AL. Some tracks has been previously
released but this show is available for the very first time unedited, and as
recorded from the mixing board that day at the Von Braun Civic Center in
Huntsville, AL.

All the Huntsville shows from the May / June 1975 tour were
pretty good and among the best from this period. Elvis is in good form, humor,
spirit and it shows throughout the performance. Unfortunately the show has not
been recorded in its entirety and starts early during '' Love Me ''. The sound
quality is excellent and this new CD comes with a 16 page full color booklet.
Watch out soon for Volume Two featuring the afternoon performance recorded the
following day in Huntsville, AL !

High Sierra Fever Cover Art

Here's the covert art of the forthcoming release High
Sierra Fever from the Straight Arrow label. This CD will feature the Lake Tahoe, May 7th, 1973 Midnight show as taken from an excellent quality audience recorded tape.
Compared to the January/February 1973 Las Vegas shows, Elvis was in better voice in Lake Tahoe, and his shows were more engaged and playful again.

This concert includes classy performances of "Steamroller Blues", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "I'm
Leavin' ", "What Now My Love", "I'll Remember You", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "A Big Hunk
O'Love".
As a bonus, an excerpt of "Surrender" and the seldom performed "It's Over", recorded during the Midnight Show the previous day were added. Both mastertapes were recorded by the same person, and they are of equal sound-quality.
This recording comes from a 1st generation copy of the original tape. As youĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ve come to expect from us, the sound was restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best possible results. And it's not necessary to emphasize another Straight Arrow label tradition Ă˘â‚¬â€ś this new CD will come in a deluxe package with a 16-page booklet, containing a collection of live- and candid photographs from April, May and June 1973, rare Lake Tahoe memorabilia, informative liner notes as well as details about Elvis' Lake Tahoe 1973 season. This CD is set for release in late September. Don't miss your opportunity to spend an unforgettable hour with The King in High Sierra!
Tracks:

Most Wanted

Out now in the import market is "Most Wanted", for the most interesting part will be the Elvis & Lisa Marie duet "Don't cry daddy" and
the Elvis & Celine Dion duet "If I can dream". Here's the complete tracklisting:
My Happiness / ThatĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s All Right / Hound Dog / Old Shep / When The Saints Go Marching In / I'll Take You Home Kathleen / Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) /
In My Fathers House / DatinĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ / Lawdy, Miss Clawdy / Are You Lonesome Tonight? / The Wonder Of You / Gospel Medley - I John/Bossom Of AbrahamYou Better Run/Lead Me,
Guide Me/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God to Thee / Always on My Mind / My Way / My Boy / You Gave Me A Mountain /
American Trilogy / Bitter They Are Harder They Fall / Unchained Melody / Special Bonus Duets: DonĂ˘â‚¬â„˘t Cry Daddy (Duet with Lisa Marie Presley) / If I Can Dream
(Duet with Celine Dion)
September 21, 2007

October Encore In Lake Tahoe

The forthcoming "MEMORY Records" label CD release is entitled "October Encore In Lake Tahoe" (CD MR 2055-2). As most die-hard fans know, in Elvis did a short eight-show stint in Tahoe, more or less as an encore, to fulfill his contract after the cancellation of the May 1973 engagement.
There are only two recordings available from this engagement, and the only other known tape is that of the mediocre October 13th midnight show. The tape with the Dinner show, presented on this CD, is of very good sound quality.

Elvis performed in high gear, thrilling the crowd with a funny version of Fever, a poignant "It's Midnight" and the absolute showstopper, a great reading of "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Three songs got the last verse reprised, too.
This is a rare, previously unavailable recording. We were able to obtain the 1st generation copy of the original master tape, as recorded by a member of the audience. The sound was transferred in its original mono format, and all tracks were digitally restored for best possible sound reproduction.
The CD contains 8-page booklet (not so common for MEMORY Records) with many photographs taken during the Lake Tahoe, October 12th dinner & midnight shows and the October 14th dinner show.

We hope you will enjoy this CD as a presentation of an unique October 1974 performance of The Elvis Presley Show which, until this historic release, has not been previously represented in good sound quality!

The American Way Vol. 5 - Going Home To Memphis

The "Southern Comfort" import label will release fifth volume in their "American Way" series soon, entitled "Goin' Home To Memphis".
The CD features more material from the American Sound Studios session plus some amazingly rare outtakes of "Goin' Home" from 1968.
These are main part of the never before released first half of the session.

Word from the producer: "There was a time, not too long ago, when an import CD accompanied with a nice bonus photo booklet meant value for money.
"Remastered from best possible tape source", was not just a bag of hot air... Nowdays, just about every import label burries you, the potential buyer, under an
endless and often meaningless list of 'PR' rap. Southern Comfort doesn't need cheap promises to sell their product. We're the best. And we have 4 volumes to prove it.
Volume 5 is on its way. We hope you will enjoy the results of our labour. The expected release date is early October."

The MxF label will release soon its third CD titled ''
Time To Dare '' featuring Vegas September 02, 1974 Closing Show. Although
this concert were released in two different imports years ago here you
have the opportunity to listen it complete and in a really different and
improved sound. The use of an early generation soundboard mono tape gives us the
possibility to focus our works in reduction the loud plosives and low
frequencies noise trying to get a more clear sound and give new life overall to
Elvis voice, keeping the Elvis’ vocal power up in the central mix and in the
same time to give a new definition to the background music.

Closing night Vegas August 1974, a very famous night
widely bootlegged since the 1980's vinyl releases. In spite high energy and
surprisingly good and is a fairly long show mostly remember this show for the
“DRUG” Dialogue. During the years we have heard and read a lot about that,
mostly trying to put in every way in bad light Elvis, forgetting like often
happened in Elvis’ life: the MUSIC. Here you have the possibility to listen
the show in complete way, a show 96 minutes long and we think the crowd
definitely got their money's worth that evening!

Elvis' performance is superb, Elvis is still to the top
if his possibility he deliveries a long show very intense, a freshness
that cannot be denied , Elvis was on stage in very energetic way full of
enthusiasm he sang with power and the sensitive way, spacing overall in a solid
and felt repertoire like the new song It’s midnight and the classic You Gave
Me A Mountain here sang in splendid way.

In the same time he worked heavy in rock songs
like Big Boss Man and the show stopper If you talk in your sleep .This
season will be remember for the great opening night and naturally for the
Closing Nights from the numerous dialogues but from the superb music too, Elvis
appear fantastic and is clear that in spite all the music keeps is brain active.

The packaging will come with a 16 page booklet
professional edited, picture disc, relevant liner notes and over 20 photographs
mostly never released from Elvis two-piece leather suit used in this
specific closing night. All the pictures have been digitally restored in the
matter to obtain the best video quality. This is not a new show...but the
package, the 95,40 minutes of superb music give us definitely something
different a different kind of product ! The Definitive one in reference to Elvis
from August 1974. An unbelievable SOUND, A fantastic booklet with Elvis rarely
in so such great shape; Don’t miss it!!!!

* Denote audience recording source. In attempt to
complete the tape missing ( about 8.50 min) we used a early copy of an
audience mono recording tape of the same show of very good quality.

source: e-mail - September 14, 2007

It´s Tahoe Time

The „Rainbow Records“ label is going to release it´s second CD titled „It´s Tahoe Time“, containing a 50 minutes long performance of Elvis Presley´s Oct. 13th, 1974 Midnight Show at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Lake Tahoe.
Until today there has never been a CD release containing any of the eight performances of this much too little known of concert engagement at Lake Tahoe in autumn of 1974.

The recording of this show has been taken from an early generation (audience recorded) Cassette-Tape and it has been carefully worked on in a professional studio. So the Producers are able to present one of (only two until today known of) recorded performances of Elvis´ October 74 concert series at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel in good and listenable sound-quality, rounded off by a great 16-page booklet containing all necessary information regarding the October 74´ engagement at Lake Tahoe including a special report by a female fan who saw all eight shows (!!), written just a few days after this engagement was over. By the way: At this show Elvis was wearing his then brandnew „Mexican Sundial“-Suit which he seemed to lock away after the short engagement was over - until 1977.
We believe that this is a very interesting performance. Elvis is in good mood and delivers a mixture of both his early and his later classics. Hear Elvis doing classy versions of songs like „It´s Midnight“, „Big Boss Man“, „I´m Leavin´“ and an impromptu version of „Lawdy Miss Clawdy“.
As a bonus you can hear James Burton playing his guitar and giving an impression of how it sounded when he was at his very peak – in 1973. The seven minute long „Music Makers“ – Special has been taken from the original ´73 Vinyl-Album „Guitar“ – a real rarity and a nice bonus for a real nice
cd!

HIGH SIERRA FEVER

The forthcoming release from the "Straight Arrow" label is titled "HIGH SIERRA FEVER" (SA 2007-7-02), and will feature the Lake Tahoe, May 7th, 1973 Midnight show as taken from an excellent quality audience recorded tape.
Compared to the January/February 1973 Las Vegas shows, Elvis was in better voice in Lake Tahoe, and his shows were more engaged and playful again.

This concert includes classy performances of "Steamroller Blues", "You Gave Me A Mountain", "I'm Leavin' ", "What Now My Love", "I'll Remember You", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "A Big Hunk O'Love".
As a bonus, an excerpt of "Surrender" and the seldom performed "It's Over", recorded during the Midnight Show the previous day were added. Both mastertapes were recorded by the same person, and they are of equal sound-quality.
This recording comes from a 1st generation copy of the original tape. As you’ve come to expect from us, the sound was restored in a renowned studio to achieve the best possible results. And it's not necessary to emphasize another Straight Arrow label tradition – this new CD will come in a deluxe package with a 16-page booklet, containing a collection of live- and candid photographs from April, May and June 1973, rare Lake Tahoe memorabilia, informative liner notes as well as details about Elvis' Lake Tahoe 1973 season. This CD is set for release in late September. Don't miss your opportunity to spend an unforgettable hour with The King in High Sierra!
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Update: July 26, 2007

Our Memories Of Elvis Vol 1 & 2

Yes, it's unbelievable, but there is another CD out now. This time the Our Memories Of Elvis Vol. 1 & 2, that was also released by the Dutch fanclub "It's Elvis
Time" several years ago. Back then they released both albums on 1 CD, but these producers are releasing this on 2 different cd's with of course some extra bonustracks.
Our Memories Of Elvis - Volume 1
1. Are You Sincere / 2. It’s Midnight / 3. My Boy / 4. Girl Of Mine / 5. Take
Good Care Of Her / 6. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again / 7. Your Love’s Been A Long
Time Coming / 8. Spanish Eyes / 9. Never Again / 10. She Thinks I Still Care /
11. Solitaire /
Bonus Tracks: 12. Sweet Angeline / 13. Mr. Songman / 14. It’s Midnight (2nd
Version)/ 15. My Boy (2nd Version) / 16. Girl Of Mine / 17. I Will Be True / 18.
It’s Still Here / 19. I’ll Take You Home Kathleen / 20. It’s A Matter Of Time

Our Memories Of Elvis - Volume 2
1. I Got A Feelin’ In My Body / 2. Green Green Grass Of Home / 3. For The Heart
/ 4. She Wears My Ring / 5. I Can Help / 6. Way Down / 7. There’s A Honky Tonk
Angel (Who Will Take Me Back In) / 8. Find Out What’s Happening / 9. Thinking
About You / 10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right* / Studio Jam Session /
Bonus Tracks: 11. Shake A Hand / 12. If You Don’t Come Back / 13. If You Talk In
Your Sleep / 14. Talk About The Good Times / 15. Help Me / 16. Loving Arms / 17.
Thinking About You (2nd Version) / 18. Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues

Source: e-mail / July 18 2007

Elvis In Concert – 30 Years Anniversary DVD Edition

The legendary TV Special filmed on Elvis Presley’s last concert tour will now be released on dvd. This new remastered edition is the best dvd version that has surfaced so far.
“We’re here to entertain you, and to make you happy. So just enjoy yourself, and leave the driving to us” said Elvis to an adoring crowd on his last tour. Elvis had been doing just that for over 20 years - entertaining his fans and making them happy.
Two shows were filmed by CBS on what was to be Elvis’ last concert tour. The June 19 appearance in Omaha, Nebraska and the June 21 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Only three songs were used from the Omaha performance in the final special, which was broadcast on October 3, 1977.

“If you haven’t guessed by now, you’re on television” Elvis said with a characteristic grin to the audience at the June 21 show. “Don't let the lights and cameras throw you, and try not to throw the lights and cameras if you can help it.”
Elvis In Concert was Elvis’ first filmed production in four years after the blockbuster Aloha From Hawaii television special. The contrast in his appearance between the two shows is striking. He was obviously way overweight, said Elvis’ friend Joe Esposito, a few years after Elvis’ death.
Although he did look ill during the filming was the magic still there. Elvis was also still singing great! Just hear Elvis singing thru touching and powerful performances of songs like How Great Thou Art and his latest RCA single Hurt.

Elvis .. At The Forum

Finally after a few technical problems ... ELVIS .. AT THE FORUM (GRACELAND RECORDS CD GR 7403-2). The unreleased complete afternoon show May 11th 1974 in Los Angeles.
This is the follow up to LIVE IN LA by Follow That Dream.
It makes the 1974 Forum performances a complete set
This is the better of the two shows given that day. Only the segment "You can have her" has been used by FTD since they didn't have the concert on Soundboard, otherwise they
certainly would have used the complete afternoon show.
I offer, straight from the original tape this show, (of which FTD has used a x generation copy for their "You can have her" segment), the complete show . This mean's for
the die-hard fans really everything is there!!!

The recording has been digitally transferred to a24 Bit / 96 khz (in normal language high end quality) to get the best possible sound from this 33 year old tape.
The full 64 minutes Elvis experience.
Also a deluxe 20 page booklet in full color with every photo available of the afternoon show and professional and historical liner notes Over 35 photo's with absolute rare
ones inbetween.
The sound is excellent for an audience. Only at the beginning there are some imperfections but the sound is by far superior to what has been partially released
(this includes FTD).
This is a truly historical release and for the first time the complete show in the best sound available!
Source: e-mail / Updated June 29th 2007

Tiger Man- An Anthology Volume 7

A new volume in the An Alternate Anthology series. Volume 7 contains 26
tracks including alternate recordings from the 50's, 60's and 70's in the best
possible sound. As always this compilation contains some hard to find tracks and
of course we offer a nice compilation for listening pleasure. You surely enjoy
this volume of Tiger Man.

ADIOS HUNTSVILLE

The "Audionics" label that released "Across The Country Vol. 2" containing the Huntsville, May 31st, 1975 Evening show earlier this year, will
release another outstanding new
CD soon. It's titled "Adios Huntsville", and it contains the last of Elvis' five legendary Huntsville concerts from the May/June 1975 tour, as recorded from the
soundboard on June 1st, 1975, 8:30 P.M. - no edits, the complete tape.

It was one of the the best shows of the tour, and a happy, humorous and good-voiced Elvis delivered excellent versions of songs like "The Wonder Of You", "Polk Salad Annie",
"T.R.O.U.B.L.E.", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I'll Remember You" and "An American Trilogy".

A first generation DAT copy of the original mono soundboard recording was used for this project. As the majority of die-hard fans know, none of the May / June 1975 tour soundboards were recorded in their entirety. This time, only "C. C. Rider" and "I Got A Woman" / "Amen"
were not recorded. The producers added these tracks from another concert, as recorded from the soundboard in Dayton, OH, 06.10.'74 8:30 P.M. These two tracks were released previously, but here they appear in superior audio from an alternate source.

As you've come to expect from us, this CD is accompanied with a classy 16-page full color booklet containing liner notes as written by a renowned Elvis expert, who was lucky enough to be in the Huntsville crowd on that day. The majority of the photographs in the booklet were taken during the Huntsville, AL, June 1st, 1975 8:30 P.M. show, where Elvis wore the "Black Eagle" suit. Several additional photographs from the Huntsville, June 1st, 1975 2:30 P.M. concert and from the Dayton, OH, October 6th, 1974 8:30 P.M. show were added to "complete the picture".

As Elvis said: "I'd like to say something, can I raise my hand... we have had a fantastic time here in Huntsville... a little rough getting in and out of my hotel, but that's all right. But you've really been fantastic down here. If you want us back in Huntsville, just let us know, and we shall be back."

Now every fan will have the opportunity to return to Huntsville with the King again & again, for an unforgettable night of Elvis magic.